Noun

Singular ability

Plural abilities

ability (plural abilities)

  1. The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the plural, faculty, talent.
    Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren - Acts 11:29
    Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study - Francis Bacon
    The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of ability - Thomas Babington Macaulay
  2. Considerable proficiency; natural capability.

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Mon Mar 8 06:08:32 2010

How much of a martial art is athletic ability, and how much is skill?
Q. Can someone give me a rough percent? I have heard athletic ability is more important, but then again some people say skill. I want to know, because if it is athletic ability, then I want to train a while before I go into martial arts. If it is more athletic ability, what are some good exercises (probably gonna do BJJ or Judo)? Currently I run, do crunches, pushups, and pullups. Any diet tips?
Asked by Thank You YA and Goodbye - Wed Dec 3 12:45:48 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Actually beginners do not need any athletic ability at all. You will gain that from training in martial arts, but it does help somewhat. Skill is not required either since you will gain that as well. I have had many students come in that had neither athletic or skill ability and the funny thing is many of them trained harder and longer than those that had athletic ability. Out of our 33 black belts 19 of them had not ability in either area at all when they began. Now, if you are talking about the sport side or competitive martial arts yes you have to have both. Athletic ability is important if you want to win a lot. If an out shape fighter faces an in shape fighter typically the one in shape will win...but not always. This is where skill… [cont.]
Answered by nwohioguy - Wed Dec 3 13:31:51 2008

How does the Internet-age affect our ability to personally connect with others?
Q. Some have argued that the keyboard-to-keyboard interaction of the internet age is having a detrimental effect on our ability to meaningfully connect with other people. I agree, to a certain extent - most of our internet communication is pretty superficial stuff. your thoughts?
Asked by dvas1147 - Fri Apr 13 21:31:38 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. i answered a similar question for a college essay (reproduced below): The new generation of people who spend time online changes the characteristics of our society. The most obvious is that more people are gaining technology skills and general computer knowledge. Another obvious observation is that people are using online resources versus the old-fashioned reference books. With information at the touch of a button, students depend on the web for most school research. However, this comes with the inherent risk of finding false information during research. Some schools started by discouraging exclusive use of the internet for research, requiring solid reference material instead. Recently however, most schools have embraced the… [cont.]
Answered by ooorah - Fri Apr 13 22:10:50 2007

How does poor nutrition affect a childs ability to learn?
Q. Hello. My name is Aleksandr Petrovykh and I am a senior in high school. To graduate we need to do a project and write a paper. For the paper we need to do a few interviews. My project is on nutrition so I was wondering if you could answer a few questions that I have. How does poor nutrition affect a Childs ability to learn? Can poor nutrition leave irreplaceable damage? What are the needed nutrients for the mind to grow?
Asked by GodIsForTheWeak - Fri Apr 17 23:54:33 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hello Aleksandr Petrovykh, The Effects of Poor Nutrition and Health on Learning is a great topic for discussion, here you can find the details in
Answered by cyberforce - Sat Apr 18 00:55:04 2009

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  • A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.
  • Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.
  • Ability involves responsibility. Power to its last particle is duty.
    • Alexander Maclaren, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 1.
  • I don't even know how to use a parking meter, let alone a phone box.
    • Diana, Princess of Wales (The Times 22nd August 1994, replying to allegations that she had been making nuisance telephone calls.)
  • In the last analysis, ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.
  • Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct from ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended.
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