power, capacity, capability; skill, talent, aptitude, mental skill or physical power of a person to do something
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(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe 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.
ability
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mental ability
learning ability
Abledd = n. m. ability, power
Gall = n. energy; 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.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)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.
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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
Ability Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Power to perform an act, either innate or the result of learning and practice.
Donald Clark
More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.
Ability Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ability may be:
- Aptitude
- Intelligence
- Skill
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