Found 3 items, similar to Aptness.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: aptness
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: aptness
aptness
n 1: a disposition to behave in a certain way;
“the aptness of
iron to rust”;
“the propensity of disease to spread”
[syn:
propensity]
2: appropriateness;
“the phrase had considerable aptness” [syn:
appositeness] [ant:
inaptness,
inaptness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Aptness
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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