aptness

Noun

Meaning

Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end.

Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.

Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.

Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

propensity appositeness felicity ability capacity facility capability gift faculty happiness genius fitness bent qualification relevance
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Antonyms

inaptness inadmissibility inability mismatch incompetence inconsistency
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Hypernyms

disposition appropriateness

Anagrams

patness

Examples

"This sucks on so many levels." - Dialogue from "Jason X" Rare for a movie to so frankly describe itself. "Jason X" sucks on the levels of storytelling, character development, suspense, special effects, originality, punctuation, neatness and aptness of thought. Roger Ebert

In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth. Mason Cooley

the phrase had considerable aptness Source: Internet

the aptness of iron to rust Source: Internet

the propensity of disease to spread Source: Internet

Nay, it is likened to a man; and as we consider feature and composition in a man, so words in language; in the greatness, aptness, sound structure, and harmony of it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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