aptitude
Americannoun
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capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent.
She has a special aptitude for mathematics.
- Synonyms:
- bent, propensity, proclivity, predisposition, faculty, gift
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readiness or quickness in learning; intelligence.
He was placed in honors classes because of his general aptitude.
- Synonyms:
- acumen
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the state or quality of being apt; special fitness.
noun
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inherent or acquired ability
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ease in learning or understanding; intelligence
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the condition or quality of being apt
Other Word Forms
- aptitudinal adjective
- aptitudinally adverb
- preaptitude noun
Etymology
Origin of aptitude
First recorded in 1400–50; from Late Latin aptitūdō; apt, -i-, -tude
Example Sentences
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His aptitude for garnering media attention also brought him criticism over the course of his career from allies and detractors alike.
From Salon
He likes that he has what Ray calls an “aptitude for devotion.”
A national AI-employment system could provide individual assistance to the unemployed: assessing their aptitudes and interest and matching them with emerging jobs.
Coast Guard gave him an aptitude test and sent him to a cryptography unit in the Aleutian Islands, part of the effort to intercept Japanese communications and break their code.
From Los Angeles Times
"I believe that we have a talented and committed group who have the aptitude and drive to bring success to Ireland over the coming weeks," said Farrell.
From BBC
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