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aptitude

[ ap-ti-tood, -tyood ]

noun

  1. capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent:

    She has a special aptitude for mathematics.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. readiness or quickness in learning; intelligence:

    He was placed in honors classes because of his general aptitude.

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  3. the state or quality of being apt; special fitness.


aptitude

/ ˈæ±è³Ùɪˌ³ÙÂá³ÜË»å /

noun

  1. inherent or acquired ability
  2. ease in learning or understanding; intelligence
  3. the condition or quality of being apt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • ²¹±è·³Ù¾±Â·³Ù³Ü·»å¾±Â·²Ô²¹±ô [ap-ti-, tood, -n-l, -, tyood, -], adjective
  • ²¹±è·³Ù¾±Â·³Ù³Ü·»å¾±Â·²Ô²¹±ô·ly adverb
  • ±è°ù±ð·²¹±è·³Ù¾±Â·³Ù³Ü»å±ð noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aptitude1

First recorded in 1400–50; from Late Latin ²¹±è³Ù¾±³ÙÅ«»åÅ; apt, -i-, -tude
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aptitude1

C15: via Old French from Late Latin ²¹±è³Ù¾±³ÙÅ«»åÅ, from Latin aptus apt
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Example Sentences

Ince was a wunderkind of the new medium, and a man of cyclonic energy and aptitude.

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When Sagne, who was an entomologist before retiring to the woods, compares the group to an ant colony, everyone appears to accept at face value the superficial aptitude of her analogy.

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After failing an aptitude test with tech company IBM as a young man in Hackney, east London, he started selling car aerials from a van, and later transistor radios.

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She agrees that specialisation is less important than aptitude in the space sector.

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The new executive order insists that recruiting diverse applicants is "diminishing the importance of individual merit, aptitude, hard work, and determination."

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