ability in English dictionary

  • ability

    Meanings and definitions of "ability"

    • (countable) A skill or competence.
    • (uncountable, countable) A high level of skill or competence.
    • (uncountable) Suitability or receptiveness to be acted upon.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Suitableness. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17 th century.]Brown, Lesley, editor (1933) The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, published 2003, page 4
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The quality or state of being able; capacity to do; capacity of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
    • noun
      The legal wherewithal to act. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]
    • noun
      (now limited to Scotland dialects)
      Physical power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
    • noun
      (archaic)
      Financial ability. [First attested in the early 16 th century.]
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      A unique power of the mind; a faculty. [First attested in the late 16 th century.]
    • noun
      (countable)
      A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]
    • quality or state of being able
    • a skill or competence
    • (real) ability
    • The quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment.
    • noun
      possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
    • noun
      the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

    Synonyms of "ability" in English dictionary

    noesis, quality, power are the top synonyms of "ability" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "ability" in English dictionary

    inability is the antonym of "ability" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ability

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza ability; lm  liczba mnoga abilities
    • ability ( countable and uncountable;  plural  abilities)
    • ability (countable and uncountable, plural abilities)
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