Wandlungsfähigkeit

== German == === Etymology === Wandlung (“transformation, change”) +‎ -s- (“genitival interfix”) +‎ Fähigkeit (“ability, capability”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvandlʊŋsˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t] Hyphenation: Wand‧lungs‧fä‧hig‧keit === Noun === Wandlungsfähigkeit f (genitive Wandlungsfähigkeit, plural Wandlungsfähigkeiten) (management, biology, sociology) adaptability, transformability, versatility (the ability of a system, organization, or individual to undergo fundamental change to adapt to new environmental conditions) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Anpassungsfähigkeit (ability to adapt; often more reactive than proactive) Transformationsfähigkeit (ability to transform) Flexibilität (flexibility; usually refers to short-term adjustments) Agilität (agility) ==== Antonyms ==== Starrheit (rigidity, stiffness) Unbeweglichkeit (immobility, inertia) Beharrungsvermögen (inertia; the tendency to stay in the existing state) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Strukturwandel (structural change; the external pressure requiring Wandlungsfähigkeit) Innovationskraft (innovative power) Resilienz (resilience; the ability to recover from shocks) ==== Related terms ==== wandeln (to change, to transform) Wandlung (transformation) wandlungsfähig (adaptable)