aptness

Other forms: aptnesses

Definitions of aptness
  1. noun
    appropriateness for the occasion
    “the phrase had considerable aptness”
    synonyms: appositeness
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    antonyms:
    inaptness
    inappropriateness
    type of:
    appropriateness
    the quality of being specially suitable
  2. noun
    a disposition to behave in a certain way
    “the aptness of iron to rust”
    synonyms: propensity
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    type of:
    disposition
    a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
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