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Aptitude Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Aptitude
(n.)
Readiness in learning; docility; aptness.
(n.)
A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.
(n.)
A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation.
(n.)
Readiness in learning; docility; aptness.
(n.)
A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.
(n.)
A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation.
| WordNet 2.0 |
aptitude
Noun
1. inherent ability
(antonym) inaptitude
(hypernym) ability, power
(hyponym) instinct, inherent aptitude
Noun
1. inherent ability
(antonym) inaptitude
(hypernym) ability, power
(hyponym) instinct, inherent aptitude
| hEnglish - advanced version |
aptitude
aptitude
\apt"i*tude\ (&?;), n. [f. aptitude, ll. aptitudo, fr. l. aptus. see apt, and cf. attitude.]
1. a natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn. he seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops.
2. a general fitness or suitableness; adaptation. that sociable and helpful aptitude which god implanted between man and woman.
3. readiness in learning; docility; aptness. he was a boy of remarkable aptitude.
similar words(1)
inherent aptitude
aptitude
\apt"i*tude\ (&?;), n. [f. aptitude, ll. aptitudo, fr. l. aptus. see apt, and cf. attitude.]
1. a natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn. he seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops.
2. a general fitness or suitableness; adaptation. that sociable and helpful aptitude which god implanted between man and woman.
3. readiness in learning; docility; aptness. he was a boy of remarkable aptitude.
similar words(1)
inherent aptitude
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
aptitude
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| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Myd
Myd = n. aptitude, fluency
Myd = n. aptitude, fluency
Mydw
Mydw = n. aptitude; fluency
Wys
Wys = n. an aptitude for motion
| Learning, Performance and Training Definitions |
aptitude
The ability of an individual to acquire skill or show the potential for acquiring skill when given the opportunity and proper training.
The ability of an individual to acquire skill or show the potential for acquiring skill when given the opportunity and proper training.
Aptitude Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Aptitude
An aptitude is an innate ability to do a certain kind of work. Aptitudes may be physical or mental.
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