Ability and Reason

Ability

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

Usage example: as a result of the accident the once-vigorous athlete lost the ability to walk

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

Nearby Word: able

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Ability and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Reason".

good	good ability	good reason
special	special ability	special reason
particular	particular ability	particular reason
better	better ability	better reason
Other adjectives: similar, common, specific, original, single, strong, actual, real, little, main, ultimate, new, apparent, explicit, less, primary, strange, different.

Her ability was shown once; she thought up the ploy to get The Arcadian Hotel demolished: since the lion's head figure was "iconic", simply remove it, then there's no reason to keep the building.

Source: Informed Ability / Live-Action TV
Heart Is an Awesome Power: Fluttershy's ability to communicate with small woodland creatures proves to be the reason the Map summoned her because only the critters remember how the feud started.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S5 E23 "The Hooffields and McColts"
The reason behind this is currently unknown, but it's implied to have something to do with her unexplained ability to sense the supernatural.

Source: The Immune

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