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hability

hability is the obsolete form of ability.

Meaning of ability

Noun

ability (countable and uncountable, plural abilities)

  1. (obsolete) Suitableness.
  2. (uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
    • This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.
  3. The legal wherewithal to act.
    • The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68
  4. (now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
  5. (archaic) Financial ability.
  6. (uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.

See all 7 meanings of ability

Forms of hability

pluralhabilities

Words formed from hability

Questions about hability

What is hability the obsolete form of?
Hability is the obsolete form of ability.

Words near hability in the dictionary

  1. habilitative
  2. habilitator
  3. habilitators
  4. habilitie
  5. habilities
  6. hability
  7. Habiri
  8. Habiru
  9. habis
  10. habit
  11. habit and repute

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