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-abilities

-abilities is the plural of -ability.

Meaning of -ability

Suffix

-ability (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -abilities)

  1. (usually) Forms a noun from a verb or an adjective by changing from -able; ability, inclination or suitability for a specified function or condition.
    • cook + -ability → cookability

Questions about -abilities

What is -abilities the plural of?
-abilities is the plural of -ability.

Words near -abilities in the dictionary

  1. -a-sauras
  2. -a-saurus
  3. -a-thon
  4. -ab
  5. -abad
  6. -abilities
  7. -ability
  8. -able
  9. -ably
  10. -aboo
  11. -ac

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -abilities (page history and authors); -ability (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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