English dictionary
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English noun: ability | |||
| 1. | ability (attribute) the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adaptability, capability, capableness, competence, competency, contractility, form, immunocompetence, interoperability, magical ability, magical power, Midas touch, penetration, physical ability, sensitiveness, sensitivity, totipotence, totipotency | ||
| Attribute | able, unable | ||
| Antonyms | inability, unfitness | ||
| 2. | ability (cognition) possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done | ||
| Samples | Danger heightened his powers of discrimination. | ||
| Synonyms | power | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, aptitude, attainment, bilingualism, capacity, creative thinking, creativeness, creativity, faculty, hand, intelligence, know-how, leadership, mental ability, mental faculty, module, originality, science, skill, skill, superior skill | ||
| Attribute | able | ||
| Antonyms | inability | ||
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