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A good salesman has the ability (capability, capacity) to sell anything.
Ability is a special skill, like speaking several languages, or keeping your mouth shut in one language.
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olfactory abilities
The sense of smell.
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abilities
1. The quality of being able to do something, especially the physical, mental, financial, or legal power to accomplish a goal.
2. A natural or acquired skill or talent.
3. The quality of being suitable for or receptive to a specified treatment; especially, capable or talented with the capacity to achieve an objective: "They wanted computers with the capacity to be configured for use as file servers."
2. A natural or acquired skill or talent.
3. The quality of being suitable for or receptive to a specified treatment; especially, capable or talented with the capacity to achieve an objective: "They wanted computers with the capacity to be configured for use as file servers."
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habit-, hab-, -hibit; habili-, habil-
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-ity
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Quotes: Ability, Part 2
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1. The power or capacity to do or to act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc.
2. The competence in an activity or occupation because of one's skill, training, or other qualification: "He had the ability to learn languages easily."
3. A particular gift for doing something well; abilities, talents; special skills or aptitudes: "Learning mathematics seems to be beyond his abilities."
4. Etymology: from Middle English abilite, from Old French ablete, habilite (French habilite); which came from Latin habilitatem, accusative form of habilitas, "aptitude, ability"; from habilis, "that which may be easily handled or managed, suitable, fit, proper".
2. The competence in an activity or occupation because of one's skill, training, or other qualification: "He had the ability to learn languages easily."
3. A particular gift for doing something well; abilities, talents; special skills or aptitudes: "Learning mathematics seems to be beyond his abilities."
4. Etymology: from Middle English abilite, from Old French ablete, habilite (French habilite); which came from Latin habilitatem, accusative form of habilitas, "aptitude, ability"; from habilis, "that which may be easily handled or managed, suitable, fit, proper".
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habit-, hab-, -hibit; habili-, habil-
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-ility
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