Meanings
noununadaptability (uncountable)
- uncountableThe condition of being unadaptable
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
- Proto-Italic*aptos
- Latinaptus
- Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
- Proto-Italic*apjō
- Latinapiō
- Latinaptō
- Latinadaptō
- Middle English*adapten
- Englishadapt
- Englishadaptable
- Englishadapt
- Englishadaptability
- Englishunadaptability
From un- + adaptability.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unadaptability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadaptability
MLA
“unadaptability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadaptability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unadaptability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadaptability.
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