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“aptness” in Latin
prōclīvitāssteep descent; tendency, proneness, disposition, propensityconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree whabilitāsability, aptitude, fitnesshabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient ability or power to do or to conduct; skillful; suitable, apt, fit, prodocilitāsdocility; gentleness
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
aptness
disposition, proclivitas or animus proclivis (ad aliquid).
Aptness for learning, ingenium ad aliquid aptum or habile; ingenii dexteritas; ingenium docile; docilitas: ingenii acumen. To have an aptness for any thing, habilem or aptum esse ad aliquid: a natural aptness, natum esse ad aliquid.
Fitness, convenientia (apt agreement; e.g., partium, rerum): congruentia (Suet.: morum, Augustin): habilitas (aptitude for any purpose: corporis habilitates, Cic..).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for aptness?
- The usual Latin words for “aptness” are prōclīvitās, conveniō, congruō; also habilitās, habilis, docilitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.