aptitude
English
Etymology
Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). Synchronically, apt + -itude. Doublet of attitude.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/
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Noun
aptitude (countable and uncountable, plural aptitudes)
- Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
- Synonyms: talent, knack; see also Thesaurus:skill
- The condition of being suitable.
- Synonyms: appropriateness, suitability
Translations
natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill
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the condition of being suitable
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Further reading
- aptitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- aptitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin aptitūdō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ap.ti.tyd/
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Noun
aptitude f (plural aptitudes)
- aptitude
Related terms
- apte
Further reading
- “aptitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.