aptitude C2 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/ See IPA manual Freq #24831 Meanings 1 noun A natural ability or talent for learning or doing something. She showed an early aptitude for mathematics. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a natural ability or talent... abilitycapabilitycapacitycompetencefacility Word family Forms aptitudes Common collocations verbal aptitude Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). By surface analysis, apt + -itude. Doublet of attitude. aptitude Middle French aptitudo la-med aptus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aptitude **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/ **Frequency rank:** 24831 ## Meanings 1. A natural ability or talent for learning or doing something. ## Examples - She showed an early aptitude for mathematics. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aptitude - Root: aptitudo - Root: aptus ## Etymology From Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). By surface analysis, apt + -itude. Doublet of attitude. ## AI Etymology Aptitude is from Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). By surface analysis, apt + -itude. Doublet of attitude. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include aptitude (Middle French), aptitudo (la-med), and aptus (Latin). Current senses include a natural ability or talent for learning or doing something. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown