Definitions for: Aptitude

[n] inherent ability

Webster (1913) Definition: 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. --Macaulay.

2. A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation.

That sociable and helpful aptitude which God
implanted between man and woman. --Milton.

3. Readiness in learning; docility; aptness.

He was a boy of remarkable aptitude. --Macaulay.

Antonyms: inaptitude

See Also: ability, capability, capableness, inherent aptitude, instinct, natural ability, potentiality, power

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