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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•ti•tude /ˈæptɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/USA pronunciation n. - innate ability or skill;
talent: [countable]an aptitude for mathematics. [uncountable]musical aptitude.
See -apt-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•ti•tude (ap′ti to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation n. - capability;
ability;
innate or acquired capacity for something;
talent:She has a special aptitude for mathematics. - readiness or quickness in learning;
intelligence:He was placed in honors classes because of his general aptitude. - the state or quality of being apt;
special fitness.
- Late Latin aptitūdō. See apt, -i-, -tude
- Middle French)
- late Middle English (1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged predilection, proclivity, bent, gift, faculty.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged acumen.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged appropriateness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aptitude /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/ n - inherent or acquired ability
- ease in learning or understanding; intelligence
- the condition or quality of being apt
Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Late Latin aptitūdō, from Latin aptus apt |