Ability and Fluency

Ability

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

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

Nearby Word: able

Fluency noun - Powerful and effective language.

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Ability and fluency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Fluency".

Nearby Words: fluent, fluently

full	full ability	full fluency
poor	poor ability	poor fluency
actual	actual ability	actual fluency
great	great ability	great fluency
Other adjectives: impressive, remarkable, apparent, additional, newfound.

The Cast Showoff: Averted because, being a spy, there's logical story reasons for Boris Kodjoe to display his fluency in French and German (and some ability in Spanish).

Source: Series / Undercovers
The Simpsons: Although it doesn't come up very often, Homer and Bart consistently display the ability to pick up fluency in just about any language they encounter, sometimes in only a few hours.

Source: Omniglot
Although some historians claim that his abilities could have been limited to the theological and religious matter, an ability to carry out a sermon or maintain a philosophical disputes in so many languages is definitely a mark of great fluency.

Source: Omniglot

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