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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a disposition to behave in a certain way;
- Example: "the aptness of iron to rust"
- Example: "the propensity of disease to spread"
[syn: aptness, propensity]

2. appropriateness for the occasion;
- Example: "the phrase had considerable aptness"
[syn: aptness, appositeness]



The 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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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