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- [apt]
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- [apt]
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Definitions of apt word
- adjective apt An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable. 3
- adjective apt If someone is apt to do something, they often do it and so it is likely that they will do it again. 3
- adjective apt suitable for the circumstance or purpose; appropriate 3
- adjective apt having a tendency (to behave as specified) 3
- adjective apt having the ability to learn and understand easily; clever (esp in the phrase an apt pupil) 3
- abbreviation APT apartment 3
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Origin of apt
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin aptus fastened, fitted, fitting, appropriate, equivalent to ap- fasten, attach + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Apt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
apt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
apt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for apt
adj apt
- relevant — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- felicitous — well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease.
- fitting — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- apropos — Something which is apropos, or apropos of, a subject or event, is connected with it or relevant to it.
adjective apt
- right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
- competent — Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
- inclined — deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.
Antonyms for apt
adj apt
- inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
- irrelevant — not relevant; not applicable or pertinent: His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects.
- unsuitable — not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
- unseemly — not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.: an unseemly act; unseemly behavior.
- incorrect — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
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