ROOT - ABIL
habit-, hab-, -hibit; habili-, habil-
(Latin: dwell, live; have, hold; that which may be easily handled,
suitable, fit, proper; clothe, clothing)
a : the quality or state of being able <ability of soil to hold
water>; especially : physical, mental, or legal power to perform
b : competence in doing : skill
2
: natural aptitude or acquired proficiency <students with different abilities>
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Examples of ABILITY
a young woman with many remarkable musical abilities
a young woman of great musical ability
She has shown some ability with foreign languages.
Examples
Spending beyond your ability is a horrible trait in any one but in a
government it is criminal.
The House votes to buy National park not in U.S.!
"This ability is usually associated with direct marketing campaigns
such as telemarketing, e-mail marketing, or direct mail."
Phorm Storm: Ertugrul speaks
I am sure that the ability is there, but know that my record of
harnessing it is not very promising.
Dear Jeremy
And this ability is analogous to writing well with insightful things to say.
More Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of
Economics and Liberty
This ability is the one persistent clue to his secret origins; it's
also the reason he is pursued by Rahul Moghe, the only other person
with this ability.
REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction #25 edited by Gardner Dozois
He was eloquent which I define as the ability to take complex things
and make them simple to understand to a jury of your peers.
Edwards Coins New Phrase For Escalation: "The McCain Doctrine"
It is Indonesia's many layers that have allowed moderate Islam to
flourish in this nation of 240 million people, said Hasyim, explaining
that NU has taken on the posture of moderation, which he called the
ability to balance between faith and tolerance.
Sara Schonhardt: A Sacrificial Feast in Indonesia
Clayton devised the first empirical tests for wisdom, which she
defined as the ability to acquire knowledge and analyze it both
logically and emotionally — picking up on the work begun by Socrates,
around the time the Peloponnesian War began to turn into what we would
call a "quagmire."
Don't Forget the Owls
Why is it that all the other candidates were and are fully connected
with their voice - which I define as the ability to fully and richly
communicate who you are, what you stand for, and why you should be
entrusted with the presidency?
Adam Hanft: Hillary Didn't Find Her Voice, She Was Channelling Expediency
They've been pushing for what they call "variable pricing," which they
define as the ability to raise prices on some records while lowering
them on others.
Richard Bradley: Record Companies Screwing Consumers Again
Origin of ABILITY
Middle English abilite, from Anglo-French, from Latinhabilitat-,
habilitas, from habilis apt, skillful — more at able
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to ABILITY
Synonymscapability, capableness, capacity, competence,competency,
facultyAntonymsdisability, inability, incapability,
incapableness,incapacity, incompetence, incompetency,
ineptitude,ineptness
Related Words
aptitude, aptness, endowment, equipment, facility,gift, knack, talent;
address, adroitness, deftness,dexterity, hand, prowess, skill; gray
matter, instinct,intelligence, ken, reason, understanding;
might,potency, puissance, staying power, stuff;
adequacy,effectiveness, effectualness, fitness, form,
influence,resourcefulness, usefulness; means, resources,wherewithal
Antonyms
helplessness, impotence, paralysis, powerlessness,weakness;
defectiveness, deficiency, inadequacy,inadequateness, ineffectiveness,
ineffectuality,ineffectualness, inefficaciousness,
inefficacy,uselessness; debilitation, disablement,
impairment,incapacitation
Rhymes with ABILITY
agility, anility, civility, debility, docility, ductility,
facility,fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, gracility,
hostility,humility, lability, mobility, motility, nobility, nubility,
scurrility,sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability,
tactility,utility, vagility, virility
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The most frequently occuring words ending with ability
The first number (in bold) is the number of letters in the word, to
make it easier to spot the most common words of the length you want.
The second number indicates the approximate number of times the word
occurs per million words. The words occuring most frequently are shown
first.
ability - 7, 196
liability - 9, 87
stability - 9, 43
availability - 12, 38
disability - 10, 37
probability - 11, 35
capability - 10, 27
accountability - 14, 24
inability - 9, 22
profitability - 13, 18
reliability - 11, 16
instability - 11, 12
vulnerability - 13, 11
variability - 11, 8
desirability - 12, 6
viability - 9, 5
applicability - 13, 4
permeability - 12, 4
suitability - 11, 4
durability - 10, 4
inevitability - 13, 4
respectability - 14, 3
acceptability - 13, 3
adaptability - 12, 2
sociability - 11, 2
irritability - 12, 2
interoperability - 16, 2
sustainability - 14, 2
unpredictability - 16, 2
improbability - 13, 1
readability - 11, 1
transferability - 15, 1
culpability - 11, 1
comparability - 13, 1
predictability - 14, 1
usability - 9, 1
unreliability - 13, 1
portability - 11, 1
There are 356 less common words:
patentability
penetrability
promotability
palpability
palatability
reasonability
packability
overstability
opposability
operability
perdurability
performability
perishability
preventability
processability
pronounceability
preservability
presentability
pregnability
preferability
programmability
practicability
potability
punishability
polarizability
pliability
pleasurability
playability
placability
quotability
printability
irremovability
liveability
localizability
lovability
machinability
machineability
mailability
maintainability
malleability
manageability
livability
likability
leachability
irrepealability
irreplaceability
irreproachability
irretrievability
irrevocability
justiciability
justifiability
knowledgeability
lability
maneuverability
manipulability
navigability
negotiability
nonavailability
noncomparability
nonenforceability
nonflammability
notability
observability
obtainability
mutability
movability
modulability
marketability
marriageability
measurability
meltability
memorability
mensurability
merchantability
metastability
modifiability
openability
tolerability
unacceptability
unaccountability
unalterability
unanswerability
unapproachability
unassailability
unavailability
unchangeability
unconscionability
tunability
trustability
traceability
tractability
trafficability
trainability
translatability
transplantability
transportability
unsociability
treatability
uncontrollability
undecidability
understandability
upgradability
upgradeability
venerability
verifiability
violability
washability
wearability
weatherability
wettability
unworkability
untranslatability
undesirability
unemployability
unflappability
unknowability
unpalatability
unsuitability
untenability
unthinkability
untouchability
workability
recallability
repairability
repeatability
replicability
reputability
resectability
retrievability
reusability
roadability
salability
rentability
renewability
recognizability
reconcilability
recoverability
rectifiability
reformability
refundability
remediability
rememberability
removability
salvageability
semipermeability
separability
stretchability
suability
substitutability
summability
supportability
survivability
tenability
testability
thermolability
stainability
squeezability
serviceability
severability
sewability
shareability
sinterability
solderability
solvability
sorbability
spreadability
thermostability
irrefutability
controllability
deniability
denumerability
dependability
detachability
detectability
deterrability
detonability
differentiability
dilatability
demonstrability
deliverability
delectability
countability
creditability
crossability
cultivability
curability
cutability
damageability
decidability
decomposability
discriminability
dispensability
disposability
electability
employability
enforceability
enumerability
equability
equitability
erasability
exceptionability
exchangeability
educability
dyeability
driveability
disreputability
disrespectability
dissociability
distinguishability
drapability
drapeability
drillability
drinkability
drivability
excitability
absorbability
alienability
alterability
amenability
amiability
amicability
analyzability
appealability
approachability
arability
agreeability
agglutinability
affordability
actability
addressability
adjustability
admirability
adoptability
adorability
advisability
affability
affectability
assignability
assimilability
assumability
coagulability
codifiability
coilability
commensurability
communicability
companionability
compensability
computability
conceivability
cleanability
changeability
castability
attainability
bankability
bearability
believability
biddability
bioavailability
biodegradability
breathability
brushability
confirmability
imputability
indefinability
indispensability
indistinguishability
indomitability
indubitability
ineducability
ineffability
ineffaceability
ineluctability
indefatigability
incontestability
inconceivability
inadvisability
inalienability
inalterability
inapplicability
incalculability
incapability
incommensurability
incommunicability
incomparability
ineradicability
inexorability
inexplicability
intersubstitutability
intolerability
intractability
invariability
inviability
inviolability
invulnerability
irreconcilability
irreformability
interpretability
interchangeability
interavailability
inextricability
inflammability
inheritability
insatiability
inscrutability
inseparability
insociability
insurability
integrability
irrefragability
excludability
flammability
foreseeability
forgeability
formability
formidability
friability
generalizability
germinability
habitability
fissionability
fishability
filterability
expandability
expendability
exportability
extendability
extractability
extrudability
falsifiability
fashionability
fatigability
hatchability
heritability
honorability
impenetrability
imperishability
impermeability
imperturbability
implacability
imponderability
impracticability
impregnability
impressionability
impeccability
impassability
impalpability
hypercoagulability
hyperexcitability
hyperirritability
hypermutability
hypnotizability
ignitability
illimitability
immovability
immutability
improvability
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