Definition of aptitude in English:

aptitude

noun

1A natural ability to do something.
‘children with an aptitude for painting and drawing’
- ‘He had previously believed that he did not have a natural aptitude for learning languages, through his experiences at school.’
- ‘A similar argument could be made for selecting children with an aptitude for music, he went on.’
- ‘Secondly these students deserve the chance to overcome this initial hiccup, to show whatever aptitudes, abilities they have.’
- ‘The new middle-class epistemology concentrated on a connection between physical aptitudes and mental ability, making alleged distinctions between male and female anatomy.’
- ‘Discovering you have a natural talent or aptitude for something feels good.’
- ‘Not everyone has the aptitude or ability to do everything.’
- ‘The truth, of course, is that there is no difference between selection by aptitude and selection by ability.’
- ‘The group rapidly bypassed disciplinary differences to focus on a common set of preferred aptitudes and abilities associated with critical thinking, reading, and writing.’
- ‘I have a knowledge of their abilities and aptitudes that I would not get from a traditional one semester class.’
- ‘Also, do taller women have a higher ratio of mathematical and spatial reasoning aptitudes to verbal aptitudes as compared to shorter women?’
- ‘My ideology holds men to be equal to women, and to me as an individual, in their abilities and aptitudes to communicate and understand the spoken word.’
- ‘He has leadership ability and the aptitude to learn from mistakes.’
- ‘On Monday, it was to the driving range, where I rediscovered my startling aptitude for slicing the ball, though I was relieved to make contact at all.’
- ‘But Brad never got his sea legs, showing an early aptitude for skating on ice rather than sailing on water.’
- ‘My only assumption is that an aptitude for law school exists and that it can, to some extent, be measured.’
- ‘There are 21 priority places available for students on the basis of their aptitude for the Performing Arts each year.’
- ‘An aptitude for dealing in stock and runs, and in accumulating capital and assets, soon became apparent.’
- ‘I am asked for my view on the Olympic Games, which is that they affirm the British aptitude for sports that involve sitting down.’
- ‘They also have a remarkable aptitude for spreading the word virally when they discover something that excites them.’
- ‘Was it around that age that you realized that you had an aptitude for the instrument?’
talent, skill, expertise, expertness, adeptness, aptitude, skilfulness, prowess, mastery, artistry, calibre, accomplishment
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1. 1.1A natural tendency.
  ‘the aptitude of this society to assimilate new elements’
  ‘They require tact and a deftness that neither government has shown much aptitude for or inclination toward.’
  ‘In fact, his was a different kind of mind with an aptitude more for philosophical thoughts and concepts than for literary pursuits.’
  ‘It also acknowledges that patients differ in their choice of therapies according to their aptitudes and inclinations towards the various options.’
  ‘Vine identification and the study of individual varieties' characteristics and aptitudes is a decidedly underdeveloped field of activity.’
  ‘People typically think of the brain as a genetically fixed source of intelligence, aptitudes and personality.’
  ‘Saul senses in Eliza a natural aptitude for mysticism, blossoming from the way in which the letters seem to appear to her in a vision.’
  ‘It targets talented Year 10 students with an aptitude for enterprise.’
  ‘His grandmother used to sit with mediums, and he was always aware of his own aptitude for the spiritual.’
  ‘In fact, even when immersed in play writing, he had betrayed his aptitude for philosophical ideas and concepts.’
  ‘He has shown neither the desire nor the aptitude for such a role.’
  ‘Except sometimes I completely lose my inborn aptitude for sleeping for excessively long stretches.’
  ‘Most teens' natural aptitude for interactivity is what often sets them apart from older generations.’
  ‘Despite having a phenomenal song writing talent, he seems to lack an aptitude for conciseness.’
  talent, gift, flair, bent, skill, knack, facility, finesse, genius
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2archaic mass noun Suitability or fitness.
‘aptitude of expression’