aptitude

English

Etymology

Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”); see apt. Compare attitude, which is a doublet of this word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/

Noun

aptitude (countable and uncountable, plural aptitudes)

  1. Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
  2. The condition of being suitable.

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Further reading

  • aptitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • aptitude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.ti.tyd/
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Noun

aptitude f (plural aptitudes)

  1. aptitude
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