aptitude
Origin of aptitude
Synonyms for aptitude
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predilection, propensity, proficiency, savvy, knack, competence, flair, bent, drift, disposition, leaning, tendency, proclivity, talent, ability, gift, intelligence, capability, stuff, smartsExamples from the Web for aptitude
Contemporary Examples of aptitude
So the KGB assembled a group of young women with an aptitude for languages.
But that won't do for the folks without the aptitude to enter the new high-skilled fields.
“The girls we teach have the aptitude, and they can get a job right out of high school,” she says.
New Feminists: Young, Multicultural, Strategic, and Looking Out for Each OtherGail Sheehy
February 26, 2013
Others say Wong is smart, and has an aptitude for understanding foreign policy.
According to the Aptitude Chronology report, she was also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
Former Student Claims U.S. Naval Academy Had ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Rape VictimsJesse Ellison
May 4, 2012
Historical Examples of aptitude
He appeared to have no aptitude at all for the business of soap making.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
He had seized a sword from a dying hand and was wielding it with aptitude and power.
The Martian CabalRoman Frederick Starzl
When Piloti became old enough he was taught the piano, for which he had aptitude.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
It substitutes an aptitude for what ought to be pure acquirement.
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's FollyCharles James Lever
It is doubtful if the Phoenicians possessed any aptitude for the arts.
The Legacy of GreeceVarious