Associations to the word «Aptness»

Wiktionary

APTNESS, noun. Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
APTNESS, noun. Disposition of the mind; propensity
APTNESS, noun. Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility
APTNESS, noun. Proneness; tendency

Dictionary definition

APTNESS, noun. A disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread".
APTNESS, noun. Appropriateness for the occasion; "the phrase had considerable aptness".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne