n. Function: noun
1 physical, mental, or legal power to perform FF1C; he has the ability to accomplish whatever he sets his mind to FF1E;
Synonyms: adequacy, capability, capacity, competence, might, qualification, qualifiedness
Related Words: address, adroitness, cleverness, dexterity; aptitude, aptness, facility, knack
Idioms: what it takes
Contrasted Words: impotence, inadequacy, incapability, incompetence
Antonyms: inability
2 natural or acquired proficiency especially in a particular activity FF1C; he has unusual ability in planning and designing FF1E;
Synonyms: command, expertise, expertism, expertness, knack, know-how, mastership, mastery, skill
Related Words: adroitness, deftness, efficiency, handiness, proficiency; ingenuity, resourcefulness; talent
Contrasted Words: inadequacy, incompetence, ineffectualness, unfitness; fatuity, futility, inanity