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aptitude
A natural ability or talent
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  1. A natural ability or talent
  2. Quickness to learn or understand
  3. An inherent ability, as for learning; a talent:
bent
A natural leaning or tendency; propensity
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  1. A natural leaning or tendency; propensity
  2. A framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads
  3. Any of a genus (Agrostis) of dense, low-growing perennial grasses that spread by putting out runners and are often used for lawns and golf greens
faculty
A talent or natural ability for something:
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  1. A talent or natural ability for something:
  2. Any natural or specialized power of a living organism; sense
  3. Power or ability to do some particular thing; special aptitude or skill
flair
A sense of what is stylish and striking
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  1. A sense of what is stylish and striking
  2. (Obs.) Sense of smell; hence, keen, natural discernment
  3. Distinctive elegance or style:
genius
Either of two spirits, one good and one evil, supposed to influence one's destiny
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  1. Either of two spirits, one good and one evil, supposed to influence one's destiny
  2. A person having such capacity or ability
  3. A strong natural talent, aptitude, or inclination:
gift
A talent or natural ability.
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  1. A talent or natural ability.
  2. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
  3. The act of giving:
head
A single animal:
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  1. A single animal:
  2. The seat of the faculty of reason; intelligence, intellect, or mind:
  3. A turning point; a crisis:
instinct
(Psychoanalysis) A primal psychic force or drive, as fear, love, or anger; specif., in Freudian analysis, either the life instinct (Eros) or the death instinct (Thanatos)
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  1. (Psychoanalysis) A primal psychic force or drive, as fear, love, or anger; specif., in Freudian analysis, either the life instinct (Eros) or the death instinct (Thanatos)
  2. A natural or acquired tendency, aptitude, or talent; bent; knack; gift
  3. An inherited tendency of an organism to behave in a certain way, usually in reaction to its environment and for the purpose of fulfilling a specific need. The development and performance of instinctive behavior does not depend upon the specific details of an individual's learning experiences. Instead, instinctive behavior develops in the same way for all individuals of the same species or of the same sex of a species. For example, birds will build the form of nest typical of their species although they may never have seen such a nest being built before. Some butterfly species undertake long migrations to wintering grounds that they have never seen. Behavior in animals often reflects the influence of a combination of instinct and learning. The basic song pattern of many bird species is inherited, but it is often refined by learning from other members of the species. Dogs that naturally seek to gather animals such as sheep or cattle into a group are said to have a herding instinct, but the effective use of this instinct by the dog also requires learning on the dog's part. Instinct, as opposed to reflex , is usually used of inherited behavior patterns that are more complex or sometimes involve a degree of interaction with learning processes.
knack
A trick; device
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  1. A trick; device
  2. A clever expedient or way of doing something
  3. A special talent or skill, especially one difficult to explain or teach:
talent
Any of various large units of weight or of money (the value of a talent weight in gold, silver, etc.) used in ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle East, etc.
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  1. Any of various large units of weight or of money (the value of a talent weight in gold, silver, etc.) used in ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle East, etc.
  2. A superior, apparently natural ability in the arts or sciences or in the learning or doing of anything
  3. A person or group of people having such ability:
turn
A momentary shock or scare:
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  1. A momentary shock or scare:
  2. The right, duty, or opportunity to do something, esp. as coming to each of a number of people in regular order
  3. A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:
Find another word for aptness. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for aptness, like: aptitude, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, instinct, knack, talent and turn.

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  • The character of modern medicine cannot be summed in a word, as, with more or less aptness, that of some previous periods may be.

  • To this difficult problem he brought remarkable skill and aptness, energy and ability.

  • After making allowance, however, for this deflecting agency, it must be admitted that in the highest quality of the statesman, " aptness to be right," he was surpassed by none of his contemporaries, or - if by anybody - by Sir George Cornewall Lewis alone.

  • That strenuous application which was one of his most remarkable gifts in manhood showed itself in his youth, and his application was backed or inspired by superior intelligence and aptness.

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