eptitude

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/ɛp.tɪ.t(j)ud/

noun

Effectiveness or proficiency in (something), especially contrasting natural ability or aptitude.

Opposite
ineptitude
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Meanings

eptitude1

nouneptitude (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountableEffectiveness or proficiency in (something), especially contrasting natural ability or aptitude.

    Antonyms: ineptitude

eptitude2

nouneptitude (countable and uncountable, plural eptitudes)

plural eptitudes

  1. countablemisspellinguncountableMisspelling of aptitude

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEffectiveness or proficiency in (something), especially contrasting natural ability or aptitude.

Opposite
ineptitude

Origin

Back-formation from ineptitude. By surface analysis, ept + -itude.

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Cite this entry
APA

eptitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eptitude

MLA

“eptitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eptitude. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eptitude,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eptitude.

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