aptitude
Inborn mental ability
Aptitude is natural ability or talent for learning something: She showed an aptitude for languages from an early age.
An aptitude test measures potential rather than acquired knowledge—what someone could become good at, not what they already know.
The word implies innate capacity that can be developed with training.
Inborn aptitude
- giftItem given freely
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- naturalNot artificially produced
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
predisposition · proclivity · inclination · tendency · inborn · inherent · endowment · disposition
Skilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- masteryComplete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
technique · ability · finesse · precision · adeptness · prowess · facility · know-how
Commitment to act
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- growthIncrease in size
development · possibility · latent · budding · untapped · unrealized · nascent · emergence
Desire to learn
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
memorization · absorption · comprehension · teachability · receptivity · grasp · pickup · acquisition
Intelligence score
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- brainpowerIntellectual capacity
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
analytical · comprehension · acumen · mental · sharpness · quickness · brilliance · cleverness
Evaluative examination
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
score · percentile · ranking · placement · diagnostic · psychometric · battery · inventory
talent
Inborn aptitude
propensity · predisposition · proclivity · inclination · tendency · inborn · inherent · endowment · disposition · temperament
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- masteryComplete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
dexterity · technique · ability · finesse · precision · adeptness · prowess · facility · know-how · execution
promise
Commitment to act
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- capacityMaximum amount containable
growth · development · possibility · latent · budding · untapped · unrealized · nascent · emergence · dormant
curiosity
Desire to learn
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- focusConcentrated attention point
concentration · memorization · absorption · comprehension · teachability · receptivity · grasp · pickup · acquisition · assimilation
IQ
Intelligence score
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- brainpowerIntellectual capacity
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
reasoning · analytical · comprehension · acumen · mental · sharpness · quickness · brilliance · cleverness · astuteness
test
Evaluative examination
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- measurementDetermining size or amount
benchmark · score · percentile · ranking · placement · diagnostic · psychometric · battery · inventory · profile
artistic
Showing imaginative skill
technical · mechanical · spatial · visual · drafting · sculpting · building · designing · constructing · fabricating
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- assessmentevaluating, test, analyzing, exam, assessing
- expertiseexpertise, skill, mastery, proficiency, competence
- intellectintelligence, intellect, brainpower, mind, cognition
aptitudeinaptitude
Lack of capability
inability · incapacity · incompetence · ineptitude · ineptness
aptitudeunsuitability
Not right for purpose
unfitness · inappropriateness · incongruity · incompatibility · mismatch
aptitudeaversion
Intense dislike or repugnance
disinclination · distaste · repugnance · antipathy · dislike
- aptitude testExam measuring natural capabilities
- aptitude testingMeasuring natural capacity for tasks
- mechanical aptitudeInnate understanding of machinery
- musical aptitudeInnate capacity for melody
- military aptitudeFitness for armed forces
- job aptitudeSuitability for specific work