English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Aptness
Aptness
(n.)
Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of
things to their end.
Aptness
(n.)
Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of
men to follow example.
Aptness
(n.)
Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning;
docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children
than in others.
Aptness
(n.)
Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.