aptitude

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). By surface analysis, apt +‎ -itude. Doublet of attitude. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) (without the yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/, [ˈæptʰɪˌtʰjʊu̯d] (yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/, [ˈæptʰɪˌt͡ʃʊu̯d] (General American) (yod-dropping) IPA(key): /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/, [ˈæptʰɪˌtʰʊu̯d] Hyphenation: ap‧ti‧tude === Noun === aptitude (countable and uncountable, plural aptitudes) A natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill. Synonyms: talent, knack; see also Thesaurus:skill Antonym: ineptitude The condition of being suitable. Synonyms: appropriateness, fitness, suitability Antonym: ineptitude ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “aptitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “aptitude”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin aptitūdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ap.ti.tyd/ === Noun === aptitude f (plural aptitudes) aptitude ==== Related terms ==== apte === Further reading === “aptitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012