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Definition of aptness in English: aptnessnoun ˈap(t)nəsˈæp(t)nəs mass nounThe quality of being appropriate or suitable. the aptness of the punishment Example sentencesExamples - It is not without a certain aptness, then, that the Southerner's chosen drink is called moonshine.
- The aptness of exile as a description of the modern condition affirms our movement away from or out of the sacred landscape, even if only through nature's erasure or desecration.
- Moreover, as his case shows, the longer a pontificate lasts, the greater the likelihood that a name chosen in good faith will outlive its aptness.
- Turning this quote on its head, one can confidently say that readers have proved this paradise allegory's aptness over and over again.
- I didn't need to extend myself very far to see the aptness of the simile - the frill could be the white chuti that frames the Kathakali dancer's face and the changing colours akin to the dancer's colours.
Synonyms suitability, appropriateness, appropriacy, relevance, fitness, felicity, congruity, applicability, pertinence, judiciousness, appositeness, becomingness convenience, expedience, usefulness, timeliness correctness, rightness
Definition of aptness in US English: aptnessnounˈæp(t)nəsˈap(t)nəs The quality of being appropriate or suitable. the aptness of the punishment Example sentencesExamples - Turning this quote on its head, one can confidently say that readers have proved this paradise allegory's aptness over and over again.
- The aptness of exile as a description of the modern condition affirms our movement away from or out of the sacred landscape, even if only through nature's erasure or desecration.
- Moreover, as his case shows, the longer a pontificate lasts, the greater the likelihood that a name chosen in good faith will outlive its aptness.
- I didn't need to extend myself very far to see the aptness of the simile - the frill could be the white chuti that frames the Kathakali dancer's face and the changing colours akin to the dancer's colours.
- It is not without a certain aptness, then, that the Southerner's chosen drink is called moonshine.
Synonyms suitability, appropriateness, appropriacy, relevance, fitness, felicity, congruity, applicability, pertinence, judiciousness, appositeness, becomingness
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