aptitude
A natural ability to acquire knowledge or skillA natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
» He has a remarkable aptitude for music.
Er hat eine außergewöhnliche musikalische Begabung. — tatomeimei
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.
The test measures a student’s aptitude for language learning.
Begabung
скло́нностьsklónnostʹ, спосо́бностьsposóbnostʹ, одарённостьodarjónnostʹ
схильністьsxylʹnistʹ, здібністьzdibnistʹ
inherent ability
(countable, uncountable)The condition of being suitable.
Eignung
уме́стностьuméstnostʹ
Examples
9 sentencesHe has a remarkable aptitude for music.
deEr hat eine außergewöhnliche musikalische Begabung. — tatomeimei
He has an aptitude for painting.
ruУ него есть способность к рисованию. — stariy
deEr hat eine Zeichenbegabung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I have no aptitude for that.
deIch habe keine Begabung dafür. — Yorwba
Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.
Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”).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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Forms
plural: aptitudesSynonyms
26 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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