aptitude
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aptitude
- /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/ UK
- /ˈaptɪˌt͡ʃʉwd/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈæptɪˌtud/ US
- /-tə-/ US
- /ˈæptɪˌtud/ Canada
- /-tjud/ Canada
- /-tə-/ Canada
- /ˈæptəˌt͡ʃʉːd/ Australia
- /ˈɛptəˌt͡ʃʉːd/ New Zealand
- /ˈaptɪˌtjʉd/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /-t͡ʃʉd/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /ˈaptɪˌtɪʊd/ Wales
Where it comes from
From Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). By surface analysis, apt + -itude. Doublet of attitude.
noun aptitudes
- A natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill. She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.
- The condition of being suitable.
