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ability::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | power |
| Type of | noesis, knowledge, cognition |
| Has types | aptitude, attainment, bilingualism, superior skill, capacity, skill, science, creative thinking, creativeness, creativity, faculty, originality, hand, intelligence, module, know-how, leadership, mental ability, mental faculty, acquirement, acquisition, accomplishment |
| Derivation | able |
ability::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | quality |
| Has types | midas touch, interoperability, immunocompetence, form, penetration, physical ability, contractility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, competency, competence, capableness, totipotence, totipotency, capability, adaptability, magical ability, magical power |
| Derivation | able |
Examples of ability
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While playing for the Eagles, Hudson's ability as a long snapper was discovered.
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The biggest single factor in the game will be our ability to handle their press.
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You also have to have the ability to make changes and adjust to your weaknesses.
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Vick gained a lot of yards with his running ability, but his sack rate was high.
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Paraguay never has gotten this far and hasn't shown much of an ability to score.
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Howard can erase many mistakes with his athleticism, smarts and jumping ability.
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All along, Kemba Walker has demonstrated a unique ability to pull out victories.
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A player's ability to go both ways to the basket is a profound basketball skill.
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The characters are human, and some have the ability to use magic and some don't.
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- The quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
- Possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
- (able) (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"
- (able) have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
- (able) having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
- (able) having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
- The Ability was a wooden Steamer that was scuttled off Newcastle, New South Wales on 3 June 1960 or off Sydney on 3 April 1965.
- This is a list of episodes of the science fiction television series Fringe, which premiered on Fox on September 9, 2008. ...
- Ability is the publication targeting people who have difficulties using information technology. Originally it was a publication of the Disability Group of the British Computer Society, now by John Lamb Media Ltd, Norfolk, England
