adjustability

[ uh-juhs-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

1. the quality of being adjustable:

   a reclining chair with infinite adjustability.

2. the ability, especially of a child, to adjust to new surroundings; adaptability:

   to observe the child's adjustability to her foster home.

Other Words From

• nonad·justa·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjustability¹

First recorded in 1845–50; adjust + -ability

Example Sentences

Its pan like others mentioned was liable to freeze up and it also lacked in easy adjustability and sensitiveness.

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Its powers of adjustability seemed to fail before the strange and bewildering scene.

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A most impressive example of this adjustability is seen in his manifold capacity for moral patience.

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We have as yet the advantage in compactness and simplicity, with adjustability and adaptation to varying classes of work.

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Related Words

• adaptability
• flexibility
• resilience