aptitude
pronunciation
How to pronounce aptitude in British English:
UK [ˈæptɪtjuːd]
How to pronounce aptitude in American English:
US [ˈæptɪtuːd]
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- Noun:
- inherent ability
Word Origin
- aptitude (n.)
- early 15c., "tendency, likelihood," from Middle French aptitude (14c.) or directly from Late Latin aptitudo (genitive aptitudinis) "fitness," noun of quality from Latin aptus "joined, fitted" (see apt). Meaning "natural capacity to learn" is 1540s; that of "quality of being fit (for a purpose or position)" is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. You need the variety and depth of college coursework to determine your interest and aptitude .
- 2. She stressed that only orangutans who show a natural interest and aptitude will take part .
- 3. As we know , this theoretical proposal emphasizes the dimensions of species , aptitude and natural selection .
- 4. This was apparently done on the basis of a leadership aptitude test , but actually the results were chucked away and the leadership and employee roles were assigned randomly .
- 5. The durham team used aptitude tests to show that pupils of a given ability get far higher a-level grades now than they used to 20 years ago .