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1. (n.) ability
power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, or financially.
2. ability
competence based on natural skill, training, or other qualification.
3. ability
abilities, talents; special skills or aptitudes.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (h)abilite < MF < L habilitās aptitude =habili(s) handy (see able ) +-tās -ty2)
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1. (noun) ability
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
2. (noun) ability, power
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
"danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
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1. (noun) ability
≠inability
a natural ability; to have the ability to do sth
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1. (noun) ability
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
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Sense: the power, knowledge etc to do something
I shall do the job to the best of my ability.
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 Afrikaans: vermoë |
 Arabic: مَقْدِرَة |
 Bulgarian: способност |
 Brazilian: capacidade |
 Czech: schopnost |
 German: die Fähigkeit |
 Danish: evne |
 Greek: ικανότητα |
 Spanish: capacidad |
 Estonian: võime |
 Farsi: توان؛ قدرت |
 Finnish: kyky |
 French: capacité |
 Hebrew: יְכוֹלֶת |
 Hindi: योग्यता |
 Croatian: sposobnost |
 Hungarian: képesség |
 Indonesian: kemampuan |
 Icelandic: geta, hæfni |
 Italian: capacità |
 Japanese: 能力 |
 Korean: 능력 |
 Lithuanian: sugebėjimas |
 Latvian: kompetence |
 Malay: kemampuan |
 Dutch: vermogen |
 Norwegian: evne |
 Polish: umiejętność |
 Persian: توان؛ قدرت |
 Pashto: توان، وړوالى |
 Portuguese: capacidade |
 Romanian: posibilitate, putinţă |
 Russian: способность |
 Slovak: schopnosť |
 Slovenian: zmožnost |
 Serbian: sposobnost |
 Swedish: förmåga |
 Thai: ความสามารถ |
 Turkish: yetenek |
 Taiwanese: 能力 |
 Ukrainian: здібність, здатність |
 Urdu: قابلیت |
 Vietnamese: khả năng |
 Chinese: 能力 |
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