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Webster 1913 Edition


Aptness

Apt′ness

,
Noun.
1.
Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness;
as, the
aptness
of things to their end
.
The
aptness
of his quotations.
J. R. Green.
2.
Disposition of the mind; propensity;
as, the
aptness
of men to follow example
.
3.
Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility;
as, an
aptness
to learn is more observable in some children than in others
.
4.
Proneness; tendency;
as, the
aptness
of iron to rust
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Aptness

APT'NESS

, n.
1.
Fitness; suitableness; as, the aptness of things to their end.
2.
Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.
3.
Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
4.
Tendency, in things; as, the aptness of iron to rust.

Definition 2024


aptness

aptness

English

Noun

aptness (plural aptnesses)

  1. suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
  2. disposition of the mind; propensity
    the aptness of men to follow example
  3. quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility
    An aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
  4. proneness; tendency
    the aptness of iron to rust

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  • aptness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913