aptness

3 definitions found

aptness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aptness \Apt"ness\, n.
     1. Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of
        things to their end.
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              The aptness of his quotations.        --J. R. Green.
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     2. Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of
        men to follow example.
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     3. Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning;
        docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in
        some children than in others.
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     4. Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.
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aptness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aptness
      n 1: a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of
           iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" [syn:
           aptness, propensity]
      2: appropriateness for the occasion; "the phrase had
         considerable aptness" [syn: aptness, appositeness] [ant:
         inappositeness, inaptness]

aptness - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "aptness":
     appositeness, appropriateness, bent, bump, expediency, faculty,
     fitness, flair, genius, head, helpfulness, knack, meetness, order,
     propitiousness, propriety, rightness, suitability, suitableness,
     talent, turn