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21ability — [[t]əbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] ♦♦ abilities 1) N SING: N to inf, oft with poss Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it. The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job... He has the ability to bring out the best in others. Syn …
22ability — /euh bil i tee/, n., pl. abilities. 1. power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc. 2. competence in an activity or occupation because of one s skill, training, or other qualification: the ability to… …
23ability — a•bil•i•ty [[t]əˈbɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, or financially 2) competence based on natural skill, training, or other qualification 3) abilities, talents; special skills or… …
24ability — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. power, skill, competency, capacity, capability, aptitude, faculty, talent (inf.), know how; what it takes (si). Ant., inability, incompetency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Capacity to act] Syn. aptitude,… …
25ability — The power to perform a mental or physical task either before or after training. Social psychologists usually distinguish ability from aptitude, the natural ability to acquire or learn a body of knowledge, sometimes measured by an aptitude test.… …
26ability*/*/*/ — [əˈbɪləti] noun [C/U] the skill that you need in order to do something Ant: inability She has good organizational abilities.[/ex] Tiredness can affect your ability to drive.[/ex] • to the best of your ability as well as you can[/ex] Just try to… …
27ability — noun /əˈbɪlɪti,əˈbɪlɪɾi/ a) 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 …
28ABILITY — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index ability noun ability (2), agility, comer, common sense, dexterity, discernment, expert, faculty, fluency, forte, grasp …
29ability — noun 1) the ability to read and write Syn: capacity, capability, potential, potentiality, power, faculty, aptness, facility; wherewithal, means 2) the president s leadership ability Syn: talent …
30ability — noun 1) the ability to read Syn: capacity, capability, power, faculty, facility, wherewithal, means 2) leadership ability Syn: talent, skill, aptitude, expertise …
