Ability and Virtue

Ability

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

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

Nearby Word: able

Virtue

Virtue noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

Ability and virtue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Virtue".

Nearby Words: virtuous, virtually, virtuously, virtu

How words are described

human human ability human virtue
good good ability good virtue
high high ability high virtue
particular particular ability particular virtue
Other adjectives: similar, specific, certain, single, actual, real, great, little, main, useless, innate, inherent, ultimate, general, apparent, extra, greater, primary, different.

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Ars Magica The "External Soul" gruagach virtue and the famhairan a'falach "remove heart" ability.
  • However, he sees this as an impediment instead of a virtue, and praises the ability of MASS to remove that virtue in the soldiers, stating that if it had existed in the past, many wars would have been won much quicker.Arquette: Humans.
  • Guy himself builds up Marian as a paragon of virtue, who would "wash away (his) sins" with her pure heart, hanging his entire salvation on her ability to love him.
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