adaptive (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *adaptive*:
ADJECTIVE	all	adaptive, adaptative	having a capacity for adaptation

adaptive > pronunciation
Sounds	ahdae'ptihv
Rhymes	abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...

English > *adaptive*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Having a capacity for adaptation.
Example	"the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"
Synonym	adaptative
Narrower	accommodative, reconciling	tending to reconcile or accommodate
	adaptational	Of or relating to adaptation / adaptation
	adjustive	conducive to adjustment
Opposite	maladaptive	showing faulty adaptation / adaptation
Spanish	adaptable, adaptativa, adaptativo
Catalan	adaptable, adaptatiu
Verbs	adapt	adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

HyperDic: adaptive