KJV Dictionary Definition: apt

apt

APT, a. L. aptus, from apto, to fit. Gr. to tie.

1. Fit; suitable; as, he used very apt metaphors.

2. Having a tendency; liable; used of things; as, wheat on moist land is apt to blast or be winter-killed.

3. Inclined; disposed customarily; used of persons; as, men are too apt to slander others.

4. Ready; quick; used of the mental powers; as, a pupil apt to learn; an opt wit.

5. Qualified; fit.

All the men of might, strong and apt for war. 2Kings 24.

APT, v.t. To fit; to suit or adapt. Obs.

aptness

APT'NESS, n.

1. Fitness; suitableness; as, the aptness of things to their end.

2. Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.

3. Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.

4. Tendency, in things; as, the aptness of iron to rust.