ability (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *ability*:
NOUN	attribute	ability	the quality of being able to perform
cognition	ability, power	possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

ability > pronunciation
Sounds	ahbih'lahtiy
Rhymes	abnormality ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *ability*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment.
Attributes	able	(usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
Attributes	unable	(usually followed by 'to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
Narrower	Midas touch	An ability to make and manage large amounts of money
	adaptability	The ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
	capability, capableness	The quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
	competence, competency	The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	contractility	The capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
	form	An ability to perform well
	immunocompetence	The ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen
	interoperability	(computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)
	magical ability, magical power	An ability to perform magic
	penetration	The ability to make way into or through something
	physical ability	The ability to perform some physical act
	sensitivity, sensitiveness	The ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
	totipotency, totipotence	The ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part
Broader	quality	An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Opposite	inability, unfitness	lacking the power to perform
Spanish	aptitud, capacidad, habilidad
Catalan	aptitud
Adjectives	able	(usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
	able	having inherent physical or mental ... / mental ability or capacity
	able	have the skills and qualifications to do things well

English > *ability*: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.
Synonym	power
Attributes	able	(usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
Narrower	aptitude	inherent ability
	bilingualism	The ability to speak two languages colloquially
	capacity, mental ability	The power to learn or retain knowledge
	creativity, creativeness, creative thinking	The ability to create
	faculty, mental faculty, module	One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
	hand	ability
	intelligence	The ability to comprehend
	know-how	The (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
	leadership	The ability to lead
	originality	The ability to think and act independently
	skill, science	ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
	skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment	An ability that has been acquired by training
	superior skill	More than ordinary ability
Broader	cognition, knowledge, noesis	The psychological result of perception / perception and learning and reasoning
Opposite	inability	lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
Spanish	capacidad, ingenio, poder
Catalan	capacitat, enginy, poder
Adjectives	able	(usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
	able	having inherent physical or mental ... / mental ability or capacity
	able	have the skills and qualifications to do things well

HyperDic: ability