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aptness

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aptness in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. appropriateness for the occasion
    "the phrase had considerable aptness"
    aptness  appositeness 
  2. a disposition to behave in a certain way
    "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"
    aptness  propensity 
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