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View definitions for aptitude

aptitude

noun as in inclination

noun as in quickness at learning

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He’s a natural leaper who provided a taste of his defensive aptitude with three blocks to go with five rebounds in 11 minutes against the Broncs.

We’ve watched for a decade as the media has tried its best to document Trump’s dumbness and dishonesty, his self-dealing and his vanity, his total lack of any interest in or aptitude for governance, his evidently weakening grip on reality.

From Slate

Over the years, his aptitude for bending his Irish charm into characters both affable and appalling kept him working steadily, racking up roles in genre-defining classics including "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," "The Player" and "While You Were Sleeping."

From Salon

Just weeks after his birth, Rhythm was already displaying evidence of a natural aptitude for dance in videos Sagi received from the breeder — lying on a bed while tapping and crossing his paws, and also walking backward.

How did this shy, adopted child, a kid bullied at school for his dark skin, his stutter, his dyslexia and his interest in — and uncanny aptitude for — “sissy” pursuits like gymnastics become one of the most visible and outspoken LGBTQ+ athletes in the world?

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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