Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index A adaptive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•dap•tive Pronunciation: (u-dap'tiv), [key] — adj. serving or able to adapt; showing or contributing to adaptation: the adaptive coloring of a chameleon. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: adaptive (Thesaurus) adapter adaptive optics TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? The Twelve Dancing Princesses Current Events This Week: January 2023 African Americans by the Numbers Andersen's Fairy Tales: Contents The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hubris Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language