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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

aptitude en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæptɪˌtud/ (General-American)
  • /ˈaptɪˌtɪʊd/ (Wales)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /-tjud/ (Canada)
  • /-t͡ʃʉd/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • /ˈæptɪˌtud/ (Canada)
  • /ˈæptəˌt͡ʃʉːd/ (Australia)
  • audio SSB
  • /-tə-/ (Canada)
  • /ˈaptɪˌt͡ʃʉwd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɛptəˌt͡ʃʉːd/ (New-Zealand)
  • /-tə-/ (General-American)
  • /ˈaptɪˌtjʉd/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). By surface analysis, apt + -itude. Doublet of attitude.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
    • The test measures a student’s aptitude for language learning.
    • She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being suitable.

Forms

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Antonyms

ineptitude · ineptitude

Deriveds

aptitudinal

Synonyms

hand · prowess · talent · appropriateness · fitness · moxie · ability · proficiency · capability · ease · potential · suitability · competence · skill · technique · capacity · facility · tekkers · aptitude · touch · dexterity · list · cunning · talent · knack · knack · craft · competency

Translations (68)

tr işe yarama (the condition of being suitable) · ja 適性 (the condition of being suitable) · oc aptitud (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ko 소질 (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cs schopnost (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · pt aptidão (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · tr kabiliyetli olma (the condition of being suitable) · sh sposobnost (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ko 재능 (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cs dar (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ru уме́стность (the condition of being suitable) · ja 向き (the condition of being suitable) · tr yetenekli olma (the condition of being suitable) · ar مَوْهِبَة (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cmn 才能 (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · de Begabung (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · nl aanleg (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cs talent (the condition of being suitable) · sv begåvning (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · sv lämplighet (the condition of being suitable) · cs vloha (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cs předpoklad (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · uk здібність (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ga éirimiúlacht (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · no egnethet (the condition of being suitable) · txb epastyäññe (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · no begavelse (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · sh nadarenost (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · es conveniencia (the condition of being suitable) · cmn 資質 /资质 (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cmn 才幹 /才干 (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · fi kyky (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · bg дарба (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ko 적성 (the condition of being suitable) · ru предрасполо́женность (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · de Eignung (the condition of being suitable) · ru одарённость (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · pt apetência (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · fi soveltuvuus (the condition of being suitable) · tl aptitud (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · pl uzdolnienie (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · pt aptidão (the condition of being suitable) · bg способност (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · sh sklonost (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ar اِسْتِعْدَاد (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · it attitudine (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · sh podobnost (the condition of being suitable) · ko 적합 (the condition of being suitable) · sh pogodnost (the condition of being suitable) · ru скло́нность (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · es aptitud (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cs nadání (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · sh talent (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ja 適度 (the condition of being suitable) · uk схильність (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ja 素質 (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ja 才能 (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ru спосо́бность (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cs talent (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · ja 適合 (the condition of being suitable) · cs vloha (the condition of being suitable) · ca aptitud (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · tr istidat (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · he כשרון, כושר (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cs nadání (the condition of being suitable) · sh obdarenost (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) · cs schopnost (the condition of being suitable) · es capacidad (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill)