n. | 1. | 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. |
Noun | 1. | ability - the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment |
2. | ability - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" Synonyms: power Antonyms: inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something |