ability

Definition for ability

noun as in power to act, perform

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capability, capacity, competence, intelligence, qualification, skill, strength, talent, understanding

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aptitude, competency, comprehension, dexterity, endowment, facility, faculty, might, potentiality, resourcefulness

noun as in natural or acquired power in a

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capability, expertise, ingenuity, proficiency, skill, strength, talent

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adroitness, bent, cleverness, command, craft, deftness, expertness, finesse, flair, genius, gift, handiness, knack, know-how, mastery, savvy, skillfulness

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mind for, particular activity adeptness, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes

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Massive staffing reductions have crippled the agency’s ability to serve beneficiaries effectively, with regional office staff mostly eliminated, headquarters staffing cut by nearly half, and field office workers reassigned from face-to-face service to phone duties.

From Los Angeles Times

Patel’s attention-seeking isn’t just clownish, it’s dangerous — and not just because he’s undermining the FBI’s ability to fight crime.

From Salon

What happens to an organization when it purges much of its leadership and ranks irrespective of ability, and hires for sycophantic loyalty instead?

From Slate

I worry about prints I had to leave it in a bush where I changed outfits. didn't have the ability or time to bring it with....

From BBC

Without more food aid or the ability to import wheat, Syria's hunger crisis is set to worsen dramatically, warned Piro Tomaso Perri, FAO's senior programme officer for Syria.

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