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• aptitude — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, intrinsic (esp. AmE), natural, special ▪ He has a natural aptitude for this work. ▪ mathematical, musical, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• aptitude — ap|ti|tude [ˈæptıtju:d US tu:d] n [U and C] 1.) natural ability or skill, especially in learning aptitude for ▪ He has a natural aptitude for teaching. 2.) aptitude test a test that measures your natural skills or abilities …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• aptitude — ap‧ti‧tude [ˈæpttjuːd ǁ tuːd] noun [countable, uncountable] the natural ability to do a particular activity or job: aptitude for • He had a remarkable aptitude for accountancy. • staff who show aptitude for managerial responsibility * * *… …   Financial and business terms

• Aptitude — Apt i*tude, n. [F. aptitude, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus. See {Apt}, and cf. {Attitude}.] 1. A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aptitude test — ➔ test1 * * * aptitude test UK US noun [C] HR ► a test to find out whether someone has a natural ability for a particular type of work: »Some companies conduct aptitude tests to detect the best job candidates …   Financial and business terms

• aptitude — [ap′tə to͞od΄, ap′tətyo͞od΄] n. [ME < LL aptitudo < L aptus: see APT1] 1. the quality of being apt or appropriate; fitness 2. a natural tendency or inclination 3. a natural ability or talent 4. quickness to learn or understand SYN. TALENT …   English World dictionary

• aptitude — (n.) early 15c., tendency, likelihood, from M.Fr. aptitude (14c.) or directly from L.L. aptitudo (gen. aptitudinis) fitness, noun of quality from L. aptus joined, fitted (see APT (Cf. apt)). Meaning natural capacity to learn is 1540s; that of… …   Etymology dictionary

• aptitude — ► NOUN ▪ a natural ability or inclination. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin aptus fitted …   English terms dictionary

• natural ability — index gift (flair), specialty (special aptitude) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• natural talent — natural ability, inborn aptitude, innate skill …   English contemporary dictionary

• aptitude — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, show (an) aptitude 2) (a) great, outstanding; natural; special aptitude 3) mechanical; scholastic aptitude 4) an aptitude for, in (an aptitude for painting) * * * [ æptɪtjuːd] display natural outstanding …   Combinatory dictionary