Apt

Adjective

 * 1) Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.
 * 2)  Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.
 * 3) Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.

Adverbs for Apt
adroitly; cleverly; specially; dexterously;felicitously; expertly; intelligently; practically; technically; ably; artistically; capably; cunningly; deftly; handily; ingeniously; proficiently; scientifically; shrewdly; remarkably; unusually.

Thesaurus
Daedalian; a propos; ad rem; adapted; adept; adroit; alert; applicable; apposite; appropriate; apropos; artistic; authoritative; becoming; befitting; bent; brainy; bravura; bright; brilliant; clean; clever; comely; compelling; convincing; coordinated; correct; crack; crackerjack; cunning; cute; daedal; decisive; deft; dexterous; dextrous; diplomatic; disposed; dispositioned; docile; dovetailing; educable; exact; excellent; expeditious; expert; facile; fair; fancy; felicitous; fit; fitted; fitting; foreseeable; formable; geared; gifted; given; good; goodish; graceful; handy; happy; hopeful; immediate; impressionable; in the cards; in the mood; inclined; ingenious; inspired; instant; instantaneous; instructable; intelligent; just; just right; keen; keen-witted; liable; likely; magisterial; malleable; masterful; masterly; meet; meshing; minded; moldable; motivated; neat; nice; nimble; nimble-witted; no dumbbell; no mean; not born yesterday; odds-on; on the button; opportune; pat; pertinent; plastic; pliable; politic; precise; predictable; predictable within limits; predisposed; presumable; presumptive; probable; professional; proficient; promising; prompt; prone; proper; punctual; qualified; quick; quick-thinking; quick-witted; quite some; ready; receptive; relevant; resourceful; right; ripe for instruction; schoolable; scintillating; seasonable; seemly; sharp; sharp-witted; skillful; slick; smart; some; sortable; speedy; statesmanlike; statistically probable; steel-trap; stylish; suitable; suited; suiting; summary; susceptible; swift; tactful; tailored; talented; teachable; telling; the compleat; the complete; thirsty for knowledge; to the point; to the purpose; trainable; verisimilar; virtuoso; well-chosen; well-done; well-expressed; well-put; willing; workmanlike

Etymology
From apte:, from  aptus:, from obsolete apere:, akin to apisci:; compare with Greek ἅπτειν: and Sanskrit आप्त:, from आप्:.

Synonyms

 * disposed, predisposed, inclined, liable, tending towards
 * appropriate, suitable, meet
 * fit, qualified
 * prompt, quick
 * ready

Derived terms

 * aptly
 * aptness

Related terms

 * adept
 * aptitude


 * attitude
 * inept

Translations

 * Bulgarian: уместен, подходящ
 * Dutch:, , toepasselijk
 * Finnish: sopiva, omiaan (to sth)
 * German: ,
 * Japanese: 適切な(てきせつな, tekisetsuna)


 * Manx: cooie
 * Romanian: potrivit, apt
 * Russian: подходящий, соответствующий
 * Spanish: apto, apropiado, acertado, oportuno
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: склонен
 * Dutch:


 * German:
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:, възприемчив
 * Dutch: pienter, ,
 * Finnish: pystyvä, lahjakas, kyvykäs


 * Japanese: 利発な(りはつな, rihatsuna)
 * Russian: способный, понятливый

Anagrams

 * ATP, Pat, pat, PTA, TAP, tap