ability
n. power, capacity, capability; skill, talent, aptitude, mental skill or physical power of a person to do something | ||||
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Ability Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Ability
(n.)
The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the plural, faculty, talent.
(n.)
The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the plural, faculty, talent.
| WordNet 2.0 |
ability
Noun
1. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
(antonym) inability, unfitness
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) adaptability
(attribute) able
2. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
(synonym) power
(antonym) inability
(hypernym) cognition, knowledge, noesis
(hyponym) know-how
(attribute) able
Noun
1. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
(antonym) inability, unfitness
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) adaptability
(attribute) able
2. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
(synonym) power
(antonym) inability
(hypernym) cognition, knowledge, noesis
(hyponym) know-how
(attribute) able
| The Devil's Dictionary |
ABILITY
Ability, (n.)
The natural equipment to accomplish some small part of the meaner ambitions distinguishing able men from dead ones. In the last analysis ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity. Perhaps, however, this impressive quality is rightly appraised; it is no easy task to be solemn.
Ability, (n.)
The natural equipment to accomplish some small part of the meaner ambitions distinguishing able men from dead ones. In the last analysis ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity. Perhaps, however, this impressive quality is rightly appraised; it is no easy task to be solemn.
| Shakespeare Words |
ABILITY
wealth, means.
wealth, means.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
ability
cumas m.; acfuinn f.; ábaltacht
cumas m.; acfuinn f.; ábaltacht
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Abledd
Abledd = n. m. ability, power
Abledd = n. m. ability, power
Gall
Gall = n. energy; ability
Ability Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
ability
noun
being able to do something
noun
being able to do something
Ability Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
ability
potestas, facultas
potestas, facultas
Ability Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Ability
kup'es
kup'es
| English - Klingon |
ability
n. laH
n. laH
| Dream Quotations |
Amy Grant
More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.
More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.
| Learning, Performance and Training Definitions |
ability
Power to perform an act, either innate or the result of learning and practice.
Power to perform an act, either innate or the result of learning and practice.
Ability Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Ability
Ability may be:
- aptitude
- ability to pay
- Intelligence
- physical ability
- skill
- expertise
Ability may also refer to:
- Ability score, in role-playing games
- Ability Plus Software, makers of the office suite Ability Office
- Ability grouping
- ABILITY Magazine
- Ability Magazine
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