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Aptness

//ˈæptnəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable. countable, uncountable

    "A regular supply of coking slack is sent from Durham to the Scunthorpe area, in view of its special aptness for steelmaking processes, [...]."

  2. 2
    appropriateness for the occasion wordnet
  3. 3
    Disposition of the mind; propensity. countable, uncountable

    "the aptness of men to follow example"

  4. 4
    a disposition to behave in a certain way wordnet
  5. 5
    Speed or readiness in learning; docility. countable, uncountable

    "An aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others."

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  1. 6
    Proneness; tendency. countable, uncountable

    "the aptness of iron to rust"

Etymology

From apt + -ness.

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