Apt(a.) Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.
Apt(a.) Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things.
Apt(a.) Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons.
Apt(a.) Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.
Apt(v. t.) To fit; to suit; to adapt.
Aptly(adv.) In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; properly; pertinently; appropriately; readily.
Aptness(n.) Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end.
Aptness(n.) Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.
Aptness(n.) Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
Aptness(n.) Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.
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