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Variant of ability

ability Definition

abil·ity (ə bil′ə tē)

noun pl. abilities -·ties

  1. a being able; power to do (something physical or mental)
  2. skill, expertness, or talent

Etymology: ME abilite < MFr habilité < L habilitas < habilis: see able

abilities Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • beginner: We are a friendly club which welcomes all runners and caters for all ages and abilities from beginners to County standard and beyond.

Converse of object

  • solve: Practical problem solving abilities and the willingness to learn new skills are essential in this post.

Adjective modifier

  • psychic: Raz has gatecrashed the camp as he's only too aware of how potent his psychic abilities are.
  • intellectual: Most notably, his intellectual abilities surpassed his physical ones.

Noun used with modifier

  • leadership: The event was a great success providing a unique opportunity for our senior managers to focus on enhancing their leadership abilities.

abilities Quotes

They're killing the game with this phoney mystiqueötelling people that a guy needs the abilities of a brain surgeon to play left-guard for the Colts. Football is simply a game to keep the coalminers off the streets. —Breslin,Jimmy

L'homme n'est ni bon ni me¤  chant, il na|"t avec des instincts et des aptitudes. Manisneithergoodnorevil; heisbornwith instinctsand abilities. —Balzac, Honore¤   de

A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinion and uncommon abilities. —Bagehot,Walter

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