ability
Power to perform
Ability is the capacity to do something—a skill, talent, or competence.
You might have the ability to speak French, solve equations, or calm a crying baby.
Abilities can be innate or acquired: She has a natural ability for music.
The word often appears with modifiers: athletic ability, cognitive ability.
To the best of one's ability means as well as one can manage.
Skilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- know-howPractical ability to accomplish
mastery · efficiency · effectiveness · suitability · readiness · preparedness · fitness · adequacy
Exceptional innate ability
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
child prodigy · wunderkind · savant · gifted · talented · blessed · endowed
Skilled way of performing
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- prowessOutstanding skill or valor
dexterity · adroitness · precision · versatility · nimbleness · handiness · ingenuity · workmanship
Innate ease at something
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
proclivity · bent · penchant · leaning · tendency · predilection · affinity · disposition
Energy transfer rate
- meansMethod or resources
- wherewithalResources enabling action
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- scopeExtent or range
range · extent · limit · bandwidth · resources · faculty · stamina · endurance
Commitment to act
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- possibilityState of being achievable
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- growthIncrease in size
development · ceiling · upside
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
know-how · mastery · efficiency · effectiveness · suitability · readiness · preparedness · fitness · adequacy · sufficiency
giftedness
Exceptional innate ability
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
prodigy · child prodigy · wunderkind · savant · gifted · talented · blessed · endowed
technique
Skilled way of performing
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
prowess · dexterity · adroitness · precision · versatility · nimbleness · handiness · ingenuity · workmanship · command
knack
Innate ease at something
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- inclinationDisposition toward something
predisposition · proclivity · bent · penchant · leaning · tendency · predilection · affinity · disposition · instinct
power
Energy transfer rate
- meansMethod or resources
- wherewithalResources enabling action
- potentialLatent capacity for development
scope · range · extent · limit · bandwidth · resources · faculty · stamina · endurance · strength
promise
Commitment to act
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- possibilityState of being achievable
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
growth · development · ceiling · upside
- skillsskills, skill, competencies, talent, expertise
- expertiseexpertise, skill, mastery, proficiency, competence
- game unlockablestrophy, achievement, skin, costume, character
- qualificationsqualifications, credentials, qualified, competent, eligibility
- skill levelsbeginner, novice, intermediate, expert, advanced
- strengthsstrength, forte, physical strength, strong point, inner strength
abilityinability
Lack of capacity
incapacity · disability · incapability · powerlessness · impotence
abilityincompetence
Lack of required skill
ineptitude · ineptness · incompetency · clumsiness · ineffectiveness
abilitypowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
helplessness · impotence · weakness · feebleness · debility
- natural abilityInnate capacity for something
- latent abilityUndeveloped skill present within
- psychic abilityExtrasensory perception capacity
- psychic abilitiesSupernatural mental powers
- superhuman abilitiesPowers exceeding typical limits
- innate abilityCapability possessed from birth
capability, inability, abilities, disability, capabilities, disabilities, ability to pay