Ability and Essence

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

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Essence and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Essence" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Essence noun - The quality or qualities that make a thing what it is.

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Ability and essence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Essence".

human	human ability	human essence
high	high ability	high essence
similar	similar ability	similar essence
specific	specific ability	specific essence
Other adjectives: original, strong, real, little, psychic, main, magic, supernatural, unique, less, magical.

It had no consciousness or subjective awareness; it was the distilled essence of the ability to understand, channeled towards mathematically-specified goals.

Source: Just For Fun / Earthchild
Bitter Sweet Ending: Rune's "True End." Chosen One: Those who have the ability to harvest life essence or are chosen to guard a Hex Monument are far and few.

Source: Visual Novel / Frozen Essence
In Shadowrun, Cyberware / Bioware / Genetech damage the body's 'wholesomeness' (called essence) and therefore its ability to use magic.

Source: Magic Versus Science

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