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aptness has 2 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 2 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is inaptness.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
a disposition to behave in a certain way
“the aptness of iron to rust”
appropriateness for the occasion
“the phrase had considerable aptness”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for aptness come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.