Ability and Stuff

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

Nearby Word: able

Stuff noun - A skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job.

Usage example: a guy who has the stuff it takes to be head of a major corporation

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Ability and stuff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Stuff".

Nearby Words: stuffy, stuffed, stuffing, stuffiness

good	good ability	good stuff
physical	physical ability	physical stuff
special	special ability	special stuff
best	best ability	best stuff
Other adjectives: better, similar, normal, standard, strong, actual, real, little, impressive, useless, magic, supernatural, new, useful, extra, amazing, strange, basic, magical.

She briefly considers suggesting in a similar tone that maybe she's got a paranormal ability to generate the stuff out of thin air (which she does), but decides that would be pushing her luck.

Source: Sarcastic Confession
More experienced players are all too happy to demonstrate how the ability to legitimately metagame beats the ability to set stuff on fire 9 times out of 10.

Source: What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?
Kat fits in this too since she has the ability to learn ANY regular human skill (not Alpha skill, mind you) she wants like fighting styles, sketching, building stuff, you get the drill.

Source: Series / Alphas

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