Aptness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disposition to behave in a certain way

appropriateness for the occasion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹloʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaptnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaptnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹloʊd/.

Examples

the aptness of iron to rust
the propensity of disease to spread
the phrase had considerable aptness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

appositeness propensity

Antonyms

inaptness inappositeness

Parts of Speech

noun	a disposition to behave in a certain way “the aptness of iron to rust”
noun	appropriateness for the occasion “the phrase had considerable aptness”

Word Forms

apt	adjective	at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
apposite	adjective	being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eignung

eine Neigung, sich auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise zu verhalten

🇫🇷French

aptitude

une disposition à se comporter d'une certaine manière

🇪🇸Spanish

aptitud

una disposición a comportarse de cierta manera

🇮🇹Italian

idoneità

una disposizione a comportarsi in un certo modo

🇳🇱Dutch

geschiktheid

een neiging om zich op een bepaalde manier te gedragen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aptidão

uma disposição para se comportar de uma certa maneira

🇷🇺Russian

пригодность

склонность вести себя определенным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपयुक्तता

एक निश्चित तरीके से व्यवहार करने का स्वभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

উপযুক্ততা

একটি নির্দিষ্ট উপায়ে আচরণ করার স্বভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்தம்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வழியில் நடந்துகொள்ளும் தன்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

సముచితం

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట మార్గంలో ప్రవర్తించే స్వభావం

🇮🇳Marathi

चातुर्य

विशिष्ट प्रकारे वागण्याचा स्वभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

યોગ્યતા

ચોક્કસ રીતે વર્તન કરવાનો સ્વભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯೋಗ್ಯತೆ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವ ಸ್ವಭಾವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉചിതം

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക രീതിയിൽ പെരുമാറാനുള്ള ഒരു സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯੋਗਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਸੁਭਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابلیت

ایک خاص طریقے سے برتاؤ کرنے کا مزاج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

适应性

以某种方式行事的倾向

🇯🇵Japanese

適性

特定の方法で行動する傾向

🇰🇷Korean

적합성

특정한 방식으로 행동하려는 성향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

năng khiếu

một khuynh hướng cư xử theo một cách nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

ความถนัด

นิสัยที่จะประพฤติในทางใดทางหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecocokan

kecenderungan untuk berperilaku dengan cara tertentu

🇲🇾Malay

kesesuaian

kecenderungan untuk berkelakuan dengan cara tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملاءمة

الميل إلى التصرف بطريقة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

شایستگی

تمایل به رفتار به شیوه ای خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunluk

belirli bir şekilde davranma eğilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

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