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Definition of Aptness
1. Noun. A disposition to behave in a certain way. "The propensity of disease to spread"
2. Noun. Appropriateness for the occasion. "The phrase had considerable aptness"
Generic synonyms: Appropriateness
Derivative terms: Apposite, Apt
Antonyms: Inappositeness, Inaptness
Definition of Aptness
1. n. Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end.
Definition of Aptness
1. Noun. Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end. ¹
2. Noun. Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example. ¹
3. Noun. Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others. ¹
4. Noun. Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aptness
1. the quality of being apt [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aptness
Literary usage of Aptness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New York Teacher, and the American Educational Monthly (1868)
"aptness IN TEACHING. aptness in teaching implies a natural and developed tendency
and ... aptness at teaching denotes a slate of mind, which does not indeed ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English; with Numerous by William Owen Pughe (1832)
"(hylar) aptness to satiate. ... a. rn (hyles) aptness to benefit. ... am (hylif)
aptness to flow, or glide. ..."
3. Writing and Speaking: A Text-book of Rhetoric by Charles Sears Baldwin (1911)
"aptness. — Besides being precise or concrete, the right word is apt. ... The right
tone — that is aptness. Certain words, exact though they are, ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1912)
"It was a matter of general remark that in vigor of speech, clearness of thought,
aptness of expression, and general alertness of mind, Mr. Tucker showed ..."
5. The Literary History of the American Revolution, 1763-1783 by Moses Coit Tyler (1897)
"The secret of Paine's power over men and events—A great journalist— His aptness
in expressing from day to day the real thought of the people— The range of ..."
6. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1858)
"From infancy he evinced great aptness to learn. Under the guidance of a mother
who was among the most distinguished of her sex for strength and cultivation, ..."
7. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"_— , Of all these providential advantages he availed himself with a wisdom,
aptness, anil appropriateness, without a parallel ;—a wis- contemporary, ..."
8. The Essentials of Extempore Speaking by Joseph Albert Mosher (1917)
"aptness In saying, "Suit the action to the word, the word to the action," Hamlet
gave, in effect, a broad definition of aptness. More specifically, it means ..."
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