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âº the power or skill needed to do something, or the fact that someone is able to do something: There's no doubting her ability. the ability to do sth A good leader has the ability to motivate people. We like our employees to have a broad range of abilities, not just good qualifications.
3. 'capacity'. If someone has a particular capacity, a capacity for something, or a capacity to do something, they have the qualities required to do it. Capacity is a more formal word than ability. ...their capacity for hard work. ...his capacity to see the other person's point of view. The abilities of man must fall short on one side or other, like too scanty a blanket âSir William Temple. 2  The ability to make a great individual fortune â¦ is a sort of sublimated instinct in a way like the instinct of a rat-terrier for smelling out hidden rats âIrvin S. Cobb.