ability
n.
power, capacity, capability; skill, talent, aptitude, mental skill or physical power of a person to do something
Ability
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
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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ability
noun
being able to do something