different between adaptable vs understanding

English

Etymology

adapt +? -able

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??dæpt?b?l/

Adjective

adaptable (comparative more adaptable, superlative most adaptable)

1. Capable of adapting or of being adapted.

   Antonyms: unadaptable, inadaptable

Synonyms

• adaptive

Derived terms

• adaptability
• adaptableness
• adaptably
• inadaptable
• maladaptable
• unadaptable

Related terms

• adapt

Translations

References

• adaptable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Catalan

Etymology

adaptar +? -able

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?.d?p?ta.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.dap?ta.ble/

Adjective

adaptable (masculine and feminine plural adaptables)

1. adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)

   Antonym: inadaptable

Derived terms

• adaptabilitat

Further reading

• “adaptable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From adapter +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.dap.tabl/

Adjective

adaptable (plural adaptables)

1. adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)

   Antonym: inadaptable

Derived terms

• adaptabilité

Further reading

• “adaptable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Alternative forms

• adaptábel

Etymology

From adaptar +? -able.

Adjective

adaptable m or f (plural adaptables)

1. adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)

   Antonyms: inadaptable, inadaptábel

Derived terms

• adabtabilidade

Further reading

• “adaptable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Scots

Etymology

adapt +? -able

Adjective

adaptable (comparative mair adaptable, superlative maist adaptable)

1. adaptable

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

Spanish

Etymology

From adaptar +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adab?table/, [a.ð?a???t?a.??le]

Adjective

adaptable (plural adaptables)

1. adaptable (capable of adapting or being adapted)

   Antonym: inadaptable

Derived terms

• adaptabilidad

Further reading

• “adaptable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nd??stand??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nd??stænd??/
• Rhymes: -ænd??
• Hyphenation: un?der?stand?ing

Noun

understanding (countable and uncountable, plural understandings) (with of, but with for in sense of "sympathy")

1. (gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
2. (countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
3. (countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook.

4. (countable) An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
   1. An informal contract; mutual agreement.

   2. A reconciliation of differences.

5. (uncountable) Sympathy.

Derived terms

• peace that passeth understanding

Translations

See also

• intellection

Adjective

understanding (comparative more understanding, superlative most understanding)

1. Showing compassion.
2. (dated) Knowing; skilful.

Translations

Verb

understanding

1. present participle of understand