Ability and Likelihood

Ability

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

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

Nearby Word: able

Likelihood noun - The quality or state of being likely to occur.

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Ability and likelihood are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Likelihood".

human	human ability	human likelihood
good	good ability	good likelihood
high	high ability	high likelihood
physical	physical ability	physical likelihood
Other adjectives: long, strong, actual, extreme, great, little, incredible, general, less, greater.

Stealth Pun: The ability which determines the likelihood of getting a critical strike is called Kirijutsu.

Source: Video Game / Wizardry
Making most spells work via percentages or ability scores, reducing the likelihood of spells that become useless as you advance in level.

Source: Video Game / Torchlight
This is justified: Not wearing a helmet increases the likelihood that an injury will be fatal; Cage's ability to reset time upon death means that dying is actually preferable to serious injury.

Source: Helmets Are Hardly Heroic

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