Aptitude
Aptitude noun - A special and usually inborn ability.
Usage example: has an aptitude for math
Capacity
Capacity noun - The physical or mental power to do something.
Usage example: not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math
Aptitude is a synonym for capacity in ability topic. You can use "Aptitude" instead a noun "Capacity", if it concerns topics such as potential, competence. popular alternative
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How words are described
| good | good aptitude | good capacity |
| high | high aptitude | high capacity |
| physical | physical aptitude | physical capacity |
| low | low aptitude | low capacity |
| Other adjectives: better, similar, natural, raw, small, actual, intellectual, real, massive, great, huge, little, lower, innate, incredible, limited, highest, amazing, greater, higher, magical, technological. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, Saga and Kanon's predecessors display similar aptitude in the art and actually uses it at one point to rob a Physical God of the capacity to control time by simply transporting both of them to a dimension where time doesn't exist.
Source: Another Dimension -
Muggles: Most people simply don't have the particular aptitude for magic: either they're not intelligent enough, they don't have the capacity for spellcasting, or they simply weren't able to pass the entrance exam.
Source: Literature / The Magicians
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