Faculty and Shortcoming

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Faculty noun - A special and usually inborn ability.

Usage example: even when he was still at a young age, John Singleton Copley's artistic faculties were readily recognizable

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Shortcoming is an antonym for faculty in ability topic.

Shortcoming noun - A defect in character.

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Faculty is an antonym for shortcoming.

mental faculty

mental shortcoming

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Shortcoming and Faculty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/faculty/shortcoming

Faculty & Shortcoming. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/faculty/shortcoming>.

Shortcoming or Faculty. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/faculty/shortcoming.

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