ability

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noun

Plural noun:

abilitiesabilitiehabilityhabilitie

1.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Suitableness.
2.
(uncountable)The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.
This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time.
3.
(countable, uncountable)The legal wherewithal to act.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
5.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Financial ability.
6.
(uncountable)A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
7.
(countable)A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
a mixed-ability class
They are persons of ability, who will go far in life.
She has an uncanny ability to defuse conflict.

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Đồng nghĩa

capacity faculty capability talentclevernessdexterityaptitudeaptnessquality or state of being able capacity, faculty, capability

Trái nghĩa

inability unability disabilityinability, unability

Cùng gốc / liên quan

Motabilityability groupingability pointability to paydiffabilityentransynonability notability subability superability traceabilitytransabilityable

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro First attested in the 1300s. From Middle English abilite (suitability, aptitude, ability), from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās (aptness, ability), from habilis (apt, fit, skillful, able); equivalent to able + -ity.