適応性(てきおうせい)

てきおうせい
noun
adaptability; ability to adapt
1. adaptability; ability to adapt
The capacity to adjust to new conditions or environments.
環境(かんきょう)への適応性(てきおうせい)がある。
To have adaptability to the environment.
適応性(てきおうせい)に優(すぐ)れた品種(ひんしゅ)だ。
It's a variety with excellent adaptability.
適応性(てきおうせい)の高(たか)い人材(じんざい)を求(もと)めている。
We're looking for highly adaptable personnel.

The ability to adjust to new conditions, environments, or situations. Used in both biological/scientific and human/organizational contexts.

ETYMOLOGY:
Compound of 適応(てきおう) (adaptation) + 性(せい) (nature, quality).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 適応性(てきおうせい)が高(たか)い: highly adaptable
  • 適応性(てきおうせい)に優(すぐ)れる: to excel in adaptability
  • 環境(かんきょう)適応性(てきおうせい): environmental adaptability
  • 適応性(てきおうせい)のある人材(じんざい): adaptable talent/personnel

USAGE:
Often appears in job descriptions and business contexts to describe desirable employee qualities. Also used in biology and ecology to describe organisms.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 柔軟性(じゅうなんせい): flexibility (broader, not limited to adapting)
  • 順応性(じゅんのうせい): adaptability (very close synonym)
  • 適応(てきおう): adaptation (the process, not the quality)

Related Words

Related: 適応(てきおう) (adaptation (process))
Synonym: 柔軟性(じゅうなんせい) (flexibility)
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Added 2026.1.16 18:49 · Revised 2026.4.16 13:18
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