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- Dictionaryaptitude/ˈaptɪtjuːd/
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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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. functioning.
The meaning of APTITUDE is inclination, tendency. How to use aptitude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of 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) aptitude for something She showed a natural aptitude for the work.
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.
Aptitude definition: capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent. See examples of APTITUDE used in a sentence.
noun [ C or U ] us / ˈæp.tə.tuːd / uk / ˈæp.tɪ.tʃuːd / Add to word list. a natural ability or skill: My son has no/little aptitude for sports. 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.
Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well. An aptitude for computing is beneficial for students taking this degree. American English : aptitude / ˈæptɪtud /
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]
a natural skill or an ability to do something well: He has an aptitude for learning languages. an aptitude test. (Definition of aptitude from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of aptitude. in Chinese (Traditional) 天資，資質, 才能… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 天资，资质, 才能… See more. in Spanish.
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.
