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Meanings of aptness in anglès

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A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.

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      Appropriateness for the occasion.

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          Examples for "appositeness"
          Examples for "appositeness"
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          But the chief peculiarity of his speech was its directness and appositeness.
          War and Peace
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          Walker invented his simile and realised its appositeness at one and the same moment.
          Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
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          The appositeness of the song had cheered her up.
          The Little Warrior
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          There was a certain grim appositeness about it all.
          The Firefly of France
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          With what appositeness did he sketch the neighbouring landowners!
          Dead Souls
          Usage of aptness in anglès
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          The name Anti-Federalist lost its aptness after the inauguration of the Government.
          The Boss and the Machine: A Chronicle of the Politicians and Par...
          2
          And yet she seems to have a kind of quickness and aptness.
          A Face Illumined
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          Competence and aptness, or folly and heedlessness, make a world of difference.
          The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 / A Maga...
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          The aptness of the story was the success of the evening.
          My Memories of Eighty Years
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          The pub, with almost mythopoeic aptness, is named Half Way House.
          The Irish Times
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          This aptness is, perhaps, the surest indication of the possession of original talent.
          The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq. / Composed f...
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          I commend the propriety and aptness of your researches, Atmâ Singh.
          Atmâ / A Romance
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          There's an odd kind of aptness to it and I recommend it highly.
          The Guardian
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          Hodder was silent, overwhelmed by the brutal aptness of her figures.
          The Inside of the Cup — Volume 04
          10
          Its language must be choice, for aptness of expression and for melodious sound.
          The World's Best Poetry, Volume 10: Poetical Quotations
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          King's aptness for historical and philosophical generalization is quite evident as we read:
          Starr King in California
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          As we ran towards the main hatch I recognized the aptness of the comparison.
          Romance
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          Meanwhile modern science has only deepened the egg's aptness as an emblem of creation.
          On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
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          Indeed, in aptness of illustration Lincoln has never been surpassed.
          Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections)
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          Yes, that is just it, Jacob replied, struck by the aptness of the comparison.
          The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story
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          Thus, TESTINESS is a disposition or aptness to be angry.
          An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 / MDCXC, Base...
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          Aptness through the time
          Aptness across language varieties
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