US /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/
noun Freq #24831

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A natural ability or talent for learning or doing something.

    She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a natural ability or talent... abilitycapabilitycapacitycompetencefacility
Word family
Forms aptitudes

Etymology

From Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). By surface analysis, apt + -itude. Doublet of attitude.

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