aptness

APT  (p-t)

n.

A computer language designed for programming numerically controlled machine tools.

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[A(utomatically) P(rogrammed) T(ool).]

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apt  (pt)

adj.

1. Exactly suitable; appropriate: an apt reply.

2. Having a natural tendency; inclined: She is apt to take offense easily. See Usage Notes at liable, likely.

3. Quick to learn or understand: an apt student.

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[Middle English, from Old French apte, from Latin aptus, past participle of apere, to fasten.]

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aptly adv.

aptness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aptness - a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" propensity disposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"
	2.	aptness - appropriateness for the occasion; "the phrase had considerable aptness" appositeness appropriateness - the quality of being specially suitable inappositeness, inaptness - inappropriateness; "greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine"

Translations

aptness [ˈæptnɪs] N [of name, description] → lo acertado, lo apropiado; [of remark] → lo acertado, lo oportuno

aptness

n

(= suitability) the aptness of the name was obvious → der Name war offensichtlich passend

(= aptitude) → Begabung f

(= liability, likelihood) → Neigung f

aptness [ˈæptnɪs] n → opportunità f inv