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aptness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈæptnəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree English apt Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English aptness From apt + -ness.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.
   • A regular supply of coking slack is sent from Durham to the Scunthorpe area, in view of its special aptness for steelmaking processes, [...]. 1962 August, G. Freeman Allen, “Traffic control on the Great Northern Line”, in Modern Railways, page 128:
2. (countable, uncountable) Disposition of the mind; propensity.
   • the aptness of men to follow example
3. (countable, uncountable) Speed or readiness in learning; docility.
   • An aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
4. (countable, uncountable) Proneness; tendency.
   • the aptness of iron to rust

Forms

Translations (15)

it giustezza (the quality of being apt or suitable) · sh vèrzīranōst (the quality of being apt or suitable) · de Eignung (the quality of being apt or suitable) · la commoditās (the quality of being apt or suitable) · fr aptitude (the quality of being apt or suitable) · ga tráthúlacht (the quality of being apt or suitable) · gd freagarrachd (the quality of being apt or suitable) · la dexteritās (the quality of being apt or suitable) · ka შესაბამისობა (the quality of being apt or suitable) · pt aptidão (the quality of being apt or suitable) · ru приго́дность (the quality of being apt or suitable) · la calliditās (the quality of being apt or suitable) · fi taipumus (the quality of being apt or suitable) · ka შესატყვისობა (the quality of being apt or suitable) · sh вѐрзӣрано̄ст (the quality of being apt or suitable)