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ability

1

[ uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

plural abilities.
  1. power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  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.



-ability

2
  1. a combination of -able and -ity, found on nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -able:

    capability.

ability

/ 蓹藞产瑟濒瑟迟瑟 /

noun

  1. possession of the qualities required to do something; necessary skill, competence, or power

    the ability to cope with a problem

  2. considerable proficiency; natural capability

    a man of ability

  3. plural special talents
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉耻产顎卆路产颈濒顎僫路迟测 noun plural subabilities
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ability1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English (h)abilite, from Middle French, from Latin 丑补产颈濒颈迟腻蝉 鈥渁ptitude,鈥 equivalent to habili(s) 鈥渉andy鈥 ( able ) + -迟腻蝉 -ty 2; replacing Middle English ablete, from Old French, from Latin, as above

Origin of ability2

Middle English -abilite, from French -补产颈濒颈迟茅, from Latin -腻产颈濒颈迟腻蝉 (inflectional stem -腻产颈濒颈迟腻迟- )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ability1

C14: from Old French from Latin 丑补产颈濒颈迟腻蝉 aptitude, handiness, from habilis able
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Synonym Study

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.
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"All that matters for me is who performs on the night, who puts in on the line and who represents their family name to the best of their ability."

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The Vatican foreign minister described the Pope's ability to scythe through difficult subjects with clarity, reminding officials, for example, to remember migrants as human beings and not just "numbers" in their discussions about them.

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Flick has shown an ability to manage expectations and egos with diplomacy.

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Bob had that natural inclination, along with a strong curiosity and that thing Ray Bradbury called 鈥榦ptimistic behaviorism,鈥 the ability to be realistic and practical.鈥

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His ability to make that, and now this technical expertise, digestible in a horror genre is really impressive and special.

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