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Aptitude

By Chris Adams, About.com

Definition: Your aptitude is your inherent capacity, talent or ability to do something. Having a high aptitude for something means you are good at doing that something.
Examples: His aptitude for shoveling snow made a mother's heart warm, but she wondered if he had a secure future as Wisconsin's premier sidewalk clearer.

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