Definition of "ability"

(obsolete) Suitableness.

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.  quotations  examples

The legal wherewithal to act.  quotations  examples

(now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.  examples

(archaic) Financial ability.

(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.  examples

(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.  quotations  examples