different between liking vs aptitude
liking
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?k??/
- Rhymes: -a?k??
Etymology 1
From Middle English likinge, likinde, likende, likande, licande, from Old English l?ciende, l?ci?ende, from Proto-Germanic *l?k?ndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *l?k?n?, equivalent to like +? -ing.
Verb
liking
- present participle of like
Etymology 2
From Middle English likinge, from Old English l?cung (“pleasing; pleasure; gratification; liking”), equivalent to like +? -ing.
Noun
liking (countable and uncountable, plural likings)
- A like; a predilection.
- 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
- The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.
- 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
- (archaic) Approval.
- goods bought on liking
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:predilection
Derived terms
- for one's liking
- to one's liking
- take a liking to
Translations
Sambali
Noun
likíng
- side
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aptitude
English
Etymology
Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). Doublet of attitude.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æpt??tju?d/
Noun
aptitude (countable and uncountable, plural aptitudes)
- Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
- Synonyms: talent, knack; see also Thesaurus:skill
- The condition of being suitable.
- Synonyms: appropriateness, suitability
Translations
Further reading
- aptitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- aptitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin aptit?d?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ap.ti.tyd/
Noun
aptitude f (plural aptitudes)
- aptitude
Related terms
- apte
Further reading
- “aptitude” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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