Adaptation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹpəptˈoʊsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊʃwakəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊʃwakəz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹpəptˈoʊsɪs/.

Examples

the play is an adaptation of a short novel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adaption version adjustment

Parts of Speech

noun	a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form “the play is an adaptation of a short novel”
noun	the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
noun	(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

Word Forms

adapt	verb	adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
adjust	verb	adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anpassung

ein schriftliches Werk (als Roman), das in einer neuen Form neu gefasst wurde

🇪🇸Spanish

adaptación

una obra escrita (como una novela) que ha sido reformulada en una nueva forma

🇮🇹Italian

adattamento

un'opera scritta (come un romanzo) che è stata rifusa in una nuova forma

🇳🇱Dutch

aanpassing

een geschreven werk (als roman) dat in een nieuwe vorm is herschikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

adaptação

uma obra escrita (como um romance) que foi reformulada em uma nova forma

🇷🇺Russian

приспособление

письменное произведение (как роман), переработанное в новой форме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुकूलन

एक लिखित कृति (उपन्यास के रूप में) जिसे एक नये रूप में प्रस्तुत किया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিযোজন

একটি লিখিত কাজ (একটি উপন্যাস হিসাবে) যা একটি নতুন আকারে পুনর্নির্মাণ করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தழுவல்

ஒரு புதிய வடிவத்தில் மறுவடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு எழுதப்பட்ட படைப்பு (ஒரு நாவலாக).

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుసరణ

ఒక కొత్త రూపంలో పునర్నిర్మించబడిన వ్రాతపూర్వక రచన (నవలగా).

🇮🇳Marathi

रुपांतर

एक लिखित कार्य (कादंबरी म्हणून) जी नवीन स्वरूपात पुनर्रचना केली गेली आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુકૂલન

એક લેખિત કાર્ય (નવલકથા તરીકે) જે નવા સ્વરૂપમાં પુનઃપ્રાપ્ત કરવામાં આવ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೂಪಾಂತರ

ಲಿಖಿತ ಕೃತಿ (ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯಾಗಿ) ಹೊಸ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಮರುರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുത്തൽ

ഒരു പുതിയ രൂപത്തിൽ പുനരാവിഷ്കരിച്ച ഒരു ലിഖിത കൃതി (ഒരു നോവലായി).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਕੰਮ (ਇੱਕ ਨਾਵਲ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ) ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਨਵੇਂ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

موافقت

ایک تحریری کام (ایک ناول کے طور پر) جسے ایک نئی شکل میں دوبارہ ترتیب دیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

适应

以新形式改写的书面作品（如小说）

🇯🇵Japanese

適応

新しい形式に作り直された（小説としての）書かれた作品

🇰🇷Korean

적응

새로운 형태로 재구성된 (소설로서의) 저작물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thích ứng

một tác phẩm viết (như một cuốn tiểu thuyết) đã được viết lại dưới một hình thức mới

🇹🇭Thai

การปรับตัว

งานเขียน (เป็นนวนิยาย) ที่ได้รับการดัดแปลงใหม่ในรูปแบบใหม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

adaptasi

sebuah karya tulis (sebagai novel) yang telah disusun kembali dalam bentuk baru

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbagay

isang nakasulat na akda (bilang isang nobela) na na-recast sa isang bagong anyo

🇲🇾Malay

penyesuaian

karya bertulis (sebagai novel) yang telah disusun semula dalam bentuk baharu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التكيف

عمل مكتوب (كرواية) أعيدت صياغته في شكل جديد

🇮🇷Persian

سازگاری

یک اثر مکتوب (به عنوان یک رمان) که به شکلی جدید بازسازی شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

adaptasyon

yeni bir biçimde yeniden düzenlenmiş yazılı bir eser (roman olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִסתַגְלוּת

יצירה כתובה (כרומן) שנוצקה מחדש בצורה חדשה

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