talent(NATURAL ABILITY)

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Skill, talent and ability
ability
accomplishment
accuracy
acumen
adroitness
chop
endowment
functioning
genius
gift
greatness
have a command of something
prowess
pyrotechnic
pyrotechnics
qualification
repertoire
repertory
speciality
workmanship

aptitude | American Dictionary

aptitude
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈæp·tɪˌtud/
natural ability or skill:
[ U ]My son has no aptitude for sports.

aptitude | Business English

aptitude
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈæptɪtjuːd/ us /ˈæptɪtuːd/
a natural ability or skill:
aptitude for sthDiscovering that he had an aptitude for finance, he got a job as a commercial-credit analyst.
display/have/show an aptitudeHe has been studying for A-levels and has shown an aptitude for computer studies, art, and design.

Examples of aptitude

aptitude
A tempting inference in relation to individual learner differences is that - since they relate somewhat to aptitudes for explicit learning - they apply only after childhood.
Parental nutrition might influence offspring energy reserves and aptitude to undergo periods of starvation at the end of diapause.
Language aptitude measures in streaming, matching students with methods, and diagnosis of learning problems.
For instance, a low aptitude may be compensated by high motivation or vice versa.
But aptitude tests for early and later attainment, if not the same, should be continuous.
The theory of successful intelligence and its implications for language aptitude testing.
Achievement of research 'milestones' in the previous 12 months was significantly correlated with personal skills and aptitude towards research.
The theory and operationalization of memory measures has changed considerably since the 1960s when traditional aptitude tests were developed and piloted.
For the twentieth-century architectural avant-garde, quality was sought in the aptitude of the architectural object to embody the moment of modernity.
It still assumes a world of independent individuals who "acquire" knowledge according to universal principles, tempered only by individual differences in aptitudes and abilities.
Talented and successful designers are those who have an aptitude for it.
It was thus concluded that individual differences in aptitude would not significantly affect the group results on the tests used in the study.
Their level of talk does not appear to relate to their overall musical ability, but may derive to some extent from their aptitude for composing.
The group developed a paper and pencil test measuring ten major aptitude skills.
Individual differences and universals in language learning aptitude (pp. 155 - 175).
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