| NOUN | attribute | aptness, propensity | a disposition to behave in a certain way |
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| attribute | aptness, appositeness | appropriateness for the occasion |
| Meaning | A disposition to behave in a certain way. | |
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| Example | "the aptness of iron to rust" | |
| Synonym | propensity | |
| Broader | disposition | A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing |
| Spanish | disposición | |
| Adjectives | apt | (usually followed by 'to') naturally disposed toward |
| apt | at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant | |
| Meaning | appropriateness for the occasion. | |
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| Example | "the phrase had considerable aptness" | |
| Synonym | appositeness | |
| Broader | appropriateness | The quality of being specially suitable |
| Opposite | inaptness, inappositeness | Inappropriateness |
| Spanish | acierto | |
| Catalan | encert | |
| Adjectives | apt | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence |
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