aptness
aptness is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.
- 2.Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
- 3.Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- affect
- aid
- applicability
- aptitude
- bend
- bent
- bias
- bid
- calculated
- carry
- cast
- conatus
- conduce
- conducive
- conduciveness
- contribute
- direction
- dispose
- drift
- fair
- for
- grain
- gravitate
- humor
- idiocrasy
- idiosyncrasy
- inclination
- incline
- instrumental
- instrumentality
- lead
- leaning
- liability
- liable
- mood
- nature
- nisus
- predisposition
- proclivity
- promote
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is aptness.
- What is disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example called?
- What is quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others called?
- What is proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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