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Possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Answer for the clue "Possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done ", 7 letters:
ability
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Word definitions for ability in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment [ant: inability ] possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Ability " is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe . The plot follows the Fringe team's investigation into ZFT and David Robert Jones , who claims that Olivia is a soldier equipped with ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French ableté "expert at handling (something)," from Latin habilitatem (nominative habilitas ) "aptitude," noun of quality from habilis "easy to manage, handy" (see able ). One case where a Latin silent -h- failed to make a return in ...
Usage examples of ability.
The words shimmered in her mind, his ability to use telepathy growing stronger with each use.
I have no ability to do that, not even with you enhancing his emotions for me.
He noticed the older antidepressants like amitriptyline decreased psychic ability, while the newer serotonin reuptake inhibitors were either neutral or they enhanced it.
There is a higher level of psychic ability in autistics in comparison to the general population.
Thinking about him interfered with her ability to concentrate on helping him.
He seized, knew he was in trouble, and put himself out, using his ability as a dreamwalker.
He rested her back against the wall, his forehead pressed to hers, struggling to regain his ability to breathe.
Lily attempted to regain her ability to breathe, listening to the next song, a slow, moody number.
His telepathic ability is almost nil, but he feels the surges of energy.
Beyond that, I have no knowledge of how my father managed to enhance psychic ability in the men.
They exhibited an ability to spin a fairly strong web and communicated largely through scents.
At the same time, the desperation I heard in some voices made me wonder if Natch had been right to question our ability to make changes.
The fact that you saw what you did confirms your ability to be functional at our destination.
Creating Pygmalion without establishing a check on his ability to assume power had been a gross blunder.
Will pegged as physically being able to visit those other realms, he had a hard time accepting their existence and his ability to travel to them.