Ability

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. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren. - Acts xi. 29. Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study. - Bacon. The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of ability. - Macaulay.

Noun	1.	ability - the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment Antonyms: inability, unfitness - lacking the power to perform
	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

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