Antonyms for aptness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : apt

Phonetic Transcription : æpt

Definition of aptness

Origin : 1530s, from apt + -ness.

noun talent
noun appropriateness

Example sentences :

As we ran towards the main hatch I recognized the aptness of the comparison.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

I marvelled at its aptness, and also that it should have come to me so pat.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

This prophecy is wonderful for the aptness of each single word.
Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther

Even puns please, from the aptness and pleasantry of their conceits.
Extract from : « A Lecture On Heads » by Geo. Alex. Stevens

There is also an aptness in this selection, which does credit to the 'Patriarch.'
Extract from : « Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories » by William Carleton

The examples given in the story of the aptness of this remark are often very touching.
Extract from : « Australian Writers » by Desmond Byrne

I don't know how, and I have no aptness for learning that kind of science.
Extract from : « Woman in Prison » by Caroline H. Woods

And they that think it culpably defective in phrase, aptness, or elegancy of style.
Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard

For neatness and aptness of expression, it is equal to anything we have seen.
Extract from : « Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. » by Solomon Maimon

The most scrupulous visitor will fain admit the aptness of mountain nomenclature.
Extract from : « Our Southern Highlanders » by Horace Kephart

Synonyms for aptness

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