Ability — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæləsˈoʊmə/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛndɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛndɪs/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌæləsˈoʊmə/.

Examples

danger heightened his powers of discrimination

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

power

Antonyms

inability

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
noun	possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done “danger heightened his powers of discrimination”

Word Forms

able

adjective

have the skills and qualifications to do things well

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fähigkeit

die Qualität der Leistungsfähigkeit; eine Qualität, die Leistung oder Vollendung ermöglicht oder erleichtert

🇫🇷French

capacité

la qualité de pouvoir performer ; une qualité qui permet ou facilite la réalisation ou l'accomplissement

🇪🇸Spanish

capacidad

la calidad de poder desempeñarse; una cualidad que permite o facilita el logro o logro

🇮🇹Italian

capacità

la qualità di essere in grado di eseguire; una qualità che consente o facilita il raggiungimento o la realizzazione

🇳🇱Dutch

vaardigheid

de kwaliteit van het kunnen presteren; een kwaliteit die prestatie of verwezenlijking mogelijk maakt of vergemakkelijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

habilidade

a qualidade de ser capaz de executar; uma qualidade que permite ou facilita a realização ou realização

🇷🇺Russian

способность

качество исполнения; качество, которое позволяет или облегчает достижение или достижение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षमता

प्रदर्शन करने में सक्षम होने की गुणवत्ता; एक गुणवत्ता जो उपलब्धि या उपलब्धि की अनुमति देती है या सुविधा प्रदान करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমতা

পারফর্ম করতে সক্ষম হওয়ার গুণমান; একটি গুণ যা কৃতিত্ব বা কৃতিত্বের অনুমতি দেয় বা সহজতর করে

🇮🇳Tamil

திறன்

செய்யக்கூடிய தரம்; சாதனை அல்லது சாதனையை அனுமதிக்கும் அல்லது எளிதாக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సామర్థ్యం

ప్రదర్శించగలిగే నాణ్యత; సాధన లేదా సాఫల్యతను అనుమతించే లేదా సులభతరం చేసే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षमता

कामगिरी करण्यास सक्षम असण्याची गुणवत्ता; अशी गुणवत्ता जी उपलब्धी किंवा सिद्धीला परवानगी देते किंवा सुलभ करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્ષમતા

કરવા સક્ષમ હોવાની ગુણવત્તા; એક ગુણવત્તા જે સિદ્ધિ અથવા સિદ્ધિને મંજૂરી આપે છે અથવા સુવિધા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ; ಸಾಧನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಧನೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಮತಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸುಗಮಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഴിവ്

നിർവഹിക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം; നേട്ടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നേട്ടം അനുവദിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സുഗമമാക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഗുണമേന്മ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯੋਗਤਾ

ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ; ਇੱਕ ਗੁਣ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਸਹੂਲਤ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

صلاحیت

انجام دینے کے قابل ہونے کا معیار؛ ایک ایسا معیار جو کامیابی یا کامیابی کی اجازت دیتا ہے یا سہولت فراہم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

能力

能够执行的质量；允许或促进成就或成就的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

能力

実行できる資質。達成や達成を可能にする、または促進する性質

🇰🇷Korean

능력

수행 능력의 질; 성취나 성취를 허용하거나 촉진하는 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khả năng

chất lượng của khả năng thực hiện; một chất lượng cho phép hoặc tạo điều kiện cho thành tựu hoặc thành tựu

🇹🇭Thai

ความสามารถ

คุณภาพของความสามารถในการปฏิบัติงาน คุณภาพที่อนุญาตหรืออำนวยความสะดวกในความสำเร็จหรือความสำเร็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemampuan

kualitas kemampuan untuk tampil; kualitas yang memungkinkan atau memfasilitasi pencapaian atau pencapaian

🇵🇭Filipino

kakayahan

ang kalidad ng kakayahang gumanap; isang kalidad na nagpapahintulot o nagpapadali sa pagkamit o tagumpay

🇲🇾Malay

kebolehan

kualiti yang boleh dilakukan; kualiti yang membenarkan atau memudahkan pencapaian atau pencapaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قدرة

جودة القدرة على الأداء؛ الجودة التي تسمح أو تسهل الإنجاز أو الإنجاز

🇮🇷Persian

توانایی

کیفیت توانایی انجام دادن؛ کیفیتی که به دستیابی یا موفقیت اجازه می دهد یا تسهیل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yetenek

performans gösterebilmenin kalitesi; başarıya veya başarıya izin veren veya kolaylaştıran bir kalite

🇮🇱Hebrew

יְכוֹלֶת

איכות היכולת לבצע; איכות המאפשרת או מקלה על הישג או הישג

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ability'?

The primary meaning of 'ability' is 'the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ability' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'ability' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ability' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ability' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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