English > ability: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition| Meaning | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done. |
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| Synonym | power |
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| Attributes | able | (usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something |
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| Narrower | aptitude | inherent ability |
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| 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 |
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| Opposite | inability | lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something |
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| Catalan | capacitat, enginy, poder |
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| Spanish | capacidad, ingenio, poder |
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| Adjectives | able | (usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something |
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| able | having inherent physical or mental ... / mental ability or capacity |
| able | have the skills and qualifications to do things well |