aptitude
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noun \ˈap-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\Definition of APTITUDE
1
a : inclination, tendency <an aptitude for hard work> b : a natural ability : talent
2
: capacity for learning <an aptitude for languages>
3
: general suitability : aptness
— ap·ti·tu·di·nal \ˌap-tə-ˈtü-dən-əl, -ˈtyü-\ adjective
— ap·ti·tu·di·nal·ly adverb
See Examples of APTITUDE
- The new test is supposed to measure the aptitudes of the students.
- <bored teenagers with an aptitude for getting into trouble>
Origin of APTITUDE
Middle English, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Late Latin, fitness, from Latin aptus
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to APTITUDE
- Synonyms
- affection, affinity, inclination, bent, bias, bone, devices, disposition, genius, habitude, impulse, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn
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Rhymes with APTITUDE
altitude, amplitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude
ap·ti·tude
noun \ˈap-tə-ˌt(y)üd\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of APTITUDE
: a natural or acquired capacity or ability; especially : a tendency, capacity, or inclination to learn or understand
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