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Ability vs. Inability

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Abilitynoun

(obsolete) Suitableness.

Inabilitynoun

Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

Abilitynoun

(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.’;

Inabilitynoun

Lack of the option to do something; powerlessness.

Abilitynoun

The legal wherewithal to act.

Inabilitynoun

The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; lack of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity.

‘It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that men err in practice.’;

Abilitynoun

Physical power.

Inabilitynoun

lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

Abilitynoun

(archaic) Financial ability.

Inabilitynoun

lacking the power to perform

Abilitynoun

(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.

Inabilitynoun

the state of being unable to do something

‘his inability to accept new ideas’;

Abilitynoun

(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.

‘They are persons of ability, who will go far in life.’; ‘She has an uncanny ability to defuse conflict.’;

Abilitynoun

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 plural, faculty, talent.

‘Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren.’; ‘Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study.’; ‘The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of ability.’;

Abilitynoun

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

Abilitynoun

possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done;

‘danger heightened his powers of discrimination’;

Abilitynoun

possession of the means or skill to do something

‘the manager had lost his ability to motivate the players’;

Abilitynoun

talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular area

‘pupils of all abilities’; ‘a man of exceptional ability’;

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