aptitude
English
Etymology
Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). Doublet of attitude.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/
Noun
aptitude (countable and uncountable, plural aptitudes)
Synonyms
- talent
- knack
- appropriateness, suitability
- See also Thesaurus:skill
Translations
natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill
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the condition of being suitable
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Further reading
- aptitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- aptitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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