Dictionary definition: -ability

Dictionary definition: ability
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      139 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 a|bil|i|ty ( bil' te) n., -ties 1. a being able; power to do (something physical or mental) 2. skill, expertness, or talent Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: power
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      489 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 pow|er (pou'r) n. 1. ability to do, act, or produce 2. a specific ability or faculty {the power of hearing} 3. great ability to do, act, or affect strongly; vigor; force; strength ...

Dictionary definition: wit(1)
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      377 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 wit(1 ... good sense 4. a)the ability to make lively, clever ... amusing way b)the ability to perceive incongruous ... Syn. wit refers to the ability to perceive the incongruous ...

Dictionary definition: sense
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      392 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 sense (sens) n. 1. the ability of the nerves and the brain ... sense of longing} 4. an ability to judge, discriminate ... pitch, etc.} 5. an ability to feel, appreciate, or ...

Dictionary definition: intelligence
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      225 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 in ... n. 1. a)the ability to learn or understand ... knowledge; mental ability b)the ability to respond quickly ... success in using these abilities to perform certain ...

Dictionary definition: talent
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      323 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 tal|ent ... etc. 2. any natural ability or power; natural endowment ... superior, apparently natural ability in the arts or sciences ... implies an apparently native ability for a specific pursuit ...

Dictionary definition: genius
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      255 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 gen|i ... etc. 5. a great natural ability (for a particular activity ... mental capacity and inventive ability; esp., great and original creative ability in some art, science, etc ...