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ability

Definition

  • noun: the power or skill to do something
  • noun: the quality or state of being able
  • often followed by 'to + verb'
  • synonyms: ableness, address, adeptness

Examples

  • a writer's 'ability' [='capability', 'capacity'] 'to interest' readers

  • He always works 'to the best of his ability'. [=as well as he can]

  • Does he have the 'ability' [='authority'] 'to fire' employees?

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,One of a wizard's most rudimentary\Nskills is levitation... Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,...or the ability to make objects fly. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Do you have your feathers? Good. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone