Ability (noun)
ability [uh-bil-i-tee]noun, plural abilities.
1. power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc.
2. competence in an activity or occupation because of one's skill, training, or other qualification: the ability to sing well.
3. abilities, talents; special skills or aptitudes:
Composing music is beyond his abilities.Can be confusedability, capacity.
SynonymsSee more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1. capability; proficiency, expertness, dexterity.
2. Ability, faculty, talent denote qualifications or powers. Ability is a general word for power, native or acquired, enabling one to do things well:
a person of great ability; ability in mathematics. Faculty denotes a natural ability for a particular kind of action:
a faculty of saying what he means. Talent is often used to mean a native ability or aptitude in a special field:
a talent for music or art.
Origin: 1350-1400; Middle English (h)abilite < Middle French < Latin habilitās aptitude, equivalent to habili(s) handy (see able) + -tās -ty2; replacing Middle English ablete < Old French < Latin, as above
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