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The part of talent that shows up even when inspiration doesn't.
means The capacity to do something — the actual power or skill to get it done, inspired or not.
from From Old French 'ableté', from Latin 'habilitas' (aptitude, fitness), rooted in 'habilis' meaning handy or easily handled — itself from 'habere', to have or hold. So underneath the word is a quiet image: ability as what you can actually hold onto and wield, not just what you hope to grasp.
- vs talent
- talent is raw, ability includes the trained kind
- legal sense
- capacity to perform a contractual obligation
- psych term
- split into fluid and crystallized ability types