#ability  the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
  exclusion:  inability.quality
  supertype:  quality  an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
  subtype:  adaptability  the ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances
     subtype:  flexibility  the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement"
     subtype:  pliability__pliancy__pliantness  the quality of being easily adaptable
  subtype:  sensitiveness__sensitivenes  the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
     subtype:  antenna__feeler  sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations"
  subtype:  competence__competency  the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
     subtype:  fitness__fitnes  the quality of being qualified
     subtype:  proficiency  the quality of having great facility and competence
  subtype:  form.ability  an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night"
  subtype:  magical_ability__magicalability__magical_power__magicalpower  an ability to perform magic
     subtype:  lycanthropy  (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
  subtype:  Midas_touch  an ability to make and manage large amounts of money
  subtype:  physical_ability  the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability
     subtype:  voice.physical_ability  the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"
        subtype:  lung-power  the ability to speak loudly
  subtype:  contractility  the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting esp by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
     subtype:  stypsis__stypsi__astringency  the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
  subtype:  capableness__capablenes  the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"
     subtype:  associability__associableness  the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought
     subtype:  executability  capable of being executed; "the job is executable for two million dollars"; "this contract is not executable"
     subtype:  capacity  ability to perform or produce
     subtype:  military_capability__military_strength__strength__military_posture__posture  capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"
        subtype:  sea_power__seapower  naval strength
        subtype:  firepower  (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
     subtype:  operating_capability__operatingcapability__performance_capability__performancecapability  the capability of a technological system to perform as intended
        subtype:  envelope.operating_capability  the maximum operating capability of a system; "test pilots try to push the envelope"
     subtype:  overkill.capableness  the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

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