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Antonyms for aptitudes

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ap-ti-tood, -tyood
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæp tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud


Definition of aptitudes

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun inclination
  • noun quickness at learning
Example sentences :
  • The parts were distributed according to tastes and aptitudes.
  • Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France
  • The thoughts and aptitudes I acquired yesterday I am using to-day.
  • Extract from : « Christianity As A Mystical Fact » by Rudolf Steiner
  • No end is attained without the necessary means and aptitudes.
  • Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
  • As it is, there are false memories of aptitudes Homer never had nor could have.
  • Extract from : « The Short Life » by Francis Donovan
  • Their tastes, aptitudes and inclinations were much the same.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • The very nature of the man has become impregnated with the aptitudes of his art.
  • Extract from : « Travelling Sketches. » by Anthony Trollope
  • In all its adaptations and aptitudes, it demands union, and abhors separation.
  • Extract from : « Life of Abraham Lincoln » by Frank Crosby
  • But before instructing a child we must be acquainted with its aptitudes.
  • Extract from : « Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 » by Gustave Flaubert
  • One finds in him most of the aptitudes which are distributed one by one among beasts.
  • Extract from : « The Natural Philosophy of Love » by Remy de Gourmont
  • Man's superiority is in the immense diversity of his aptitudes.
  • Extract from : « The Natural Philosophy of Love » by Remy de Gourmont

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