NYT Dictionary
ADAPTIVITY
NounADAP-tiv-i-tyadap-tiv-i-ty · 4 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2026
Meaning
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English adaptive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English adaptivity From adaptive + -ity.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
adaptiveness
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram: