Aptitude and Sense

Aptitude

Aptitude noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.

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Sense and aptitude are semantically related in mentality topic. In some cases you can use "Sense" instead a noun "Aptitude".

Sense noun - The ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems.

Usage example: although he has little formal education, he is a man of considerable practical sense

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Aptitude and sense are semantically related in mentality topic. Sometimes you can use "Aptitude" instead a noun "Sense".

good	good aptitude	good sense
physical	physical aptitude	physical sense
low	low aptitude	low sense
better	better aptitude	better sense
Other adjectives: similar, typical, certain, poor, strong, actual, real, great, little, innate, supernatural, political, less, greater, basic, scientific, technical, tactical.

These two have the can-do attitude and boxes upon boxes of tools, but no common sense, lest of all mechanical aptitude.

Source: Western Animation / Pat and Mat
On Cain's recommendation, she's made a captain, and eventually becomes the first Lady General of the Imperium (the highest rank in the Imperial Guard), so clearly she had some sense knocked into her (but not literary aptitude).

Source: Lady of War

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