aptitude
noun
ap·ti·tude
ˈap-tə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
1
a
: inclination, tendency
an aptitude for hard work
b
: a natural ability : talent
an aptitude for gymnastics
2
: capacity for learning
an aptitude for languages
3
: general suitability : aptness
aptitudinally
adverb
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Examples of aptitude in a Sentence
The new test is supposed to measure the aptitudes of the students.
bored teenagers with an aptitude for getting into trouble
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Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Which is where Josephina shows her natural aptitude for the job, owning a standing target at the firing range and demonstrating a rapid-fire mastery of boots-on-the-ground directives in the noise-torture obstacle course or whatever.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
She was surprised by her own aptitude for science and soon transferred to Lancaster University as a full-time student.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Parents who used screens more had children who used screens more — and those children had lower aptitude in grammar and vocabulary, according to a survey of parents of 421 Estonian children between the ages of 2 ½ and 4 years old.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Which is where Josephina shows her natural aptitude for the job, owning a standing target at the firing range and demonstrating a rapid-fire mastery of boots-on-the-ground directives in the noise-torture obstacle course or whatever.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
She was surprised by her own aptitude for science and soon transferred to Lancaster University as a full-time student.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Parents who used screens more had children who used screens more — and those children had lower aptitude in grammar and vocabulary, according to a survey of parents of 421 Estonian children between the ages of 2 ½ and 4 years old.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Aptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aptitude. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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aptitude
noun
ap·ti·tude
ˈap-tə-ˌt(y)üd
1
: ability to learn : aptness
2
: a natural ability
an aptitude for mathematics
Medical Definition
aptitude
noun
ap·ti·tude
ˈap-tə-ˌt(y)üd
: a natural or acquired capacity or ability
especially
: a tendency, capacity, or inclination to learn or understand
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