ability
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The possession of the means or skill to do something.
polysemousFFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the quality of being able to perform
Wordset Dictionary
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Classifications
Entity Type
Capability75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- power
- alternatephrasing
- Ability
- plural
- abilities
- possessive
- ability's
- pluralpossessive
- abilities'