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- Dictionaryap·ti·tude/ˈaptəˌto͞od/
noun
- 1. a natural ability to do something: "children with an aptitude for painting and drawing"
- 2. suitability or fitness: archaic "aptitude of expression"
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The meaning of APTITUDE is inclination, tendency. How to use aptitude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Aptitude.
a natural ability or skill: My son has no/little aptitude for sport. We will take your personal aptitudes and abilities into account. Synonyms. flair. gift (ABILITY) talent (NATURAL ABILITY) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Skill, talent and ability. ability. accomplishment. accuracy. acumen. adroitness. chop. endowment. forte.
Aptitude definition: capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent. See examples of APTITUDE used in a sentence.
a natural ability or skill: aptitude for sth Discovering that he had an aptitude for finance, he got a job as a commercial-credit analyst. display/have/show an aptitude He has been studying for A-levels and has shown an aptitude for computer studies, art, and design.
An aptitude is something you're good at. A rock star might have an aptitude for energizing an audience, or for trashing his hotel room. When you have a talent or do something well, people say that you have an aptitude for it.
capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: She has a special aptitude for mathematics. Synonyms: bent, propensity, proclivity, predisposition, faculty, gift. readiness or quickness in learning; intelligence: He was placed in honors classes because of his general aptitude. Synonyms: acumen.
Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.
Aptitude Definition. ăptĭ-to͝od, -tyo͝od. aptitudes. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. aptitudes. An inherent ability, as for learning; a talent. An aptitude for mathematics. American Heritage. The quality of being apt, or appropriate; fitness. Webster's New World.
Definition of aptitude noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. aptitude. noun. /ˈæptɪtjuːd/ /ˈæptɪtuːd/ [uncountable, countable] natural ability or skill at doing something synonym talent. an aptitude test (= one designed to show whether somebody has the natural ability for a particular job or course of education)
n. 1. inherent or acquired ability. 2. ease in learning or understanding; intelligence. 3. the condition or quality of being apt. [C15: via Old French from Late Latin aptitūdō, from Latin aptus apt]