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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky