Ability and Limitation

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

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Limitation is an antonym for ability in topics: perform, natural or acquired power in a.

Nearby Word: able

Limitation noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

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Ability is an antonym for limitation.

Nearby Words: limit, limited, limitary, limiting, limitative

human	human ability	human limitation
physical	physical ability	physical limitation
full	full ability	full limitation
special	special ability	special limitation
Other adjectives: particular, similar, common, natural, specific, certain, original, single, actual, real, great, little, main, inherent, new, unique, apparent, unusual, primary, different, technical.

The only limitation of her ability is that she can't take other living things along for the ride - they die when they reappear.

Source: Required Secondary Powers / Comic Books
The ability isn't affected by the Save Scumming limitation of the unmodded game (see the Save Scumming entry on the original Mount & Blade page).

Source: Video Game / Phantasy Calradia

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