Ableness: alternatives and connections

A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind.

The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produce…

To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.

(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a r…

An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.

To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor.

To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the n…

To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual po…

Exhibiting energy; operating with force, vigor, and effect; forcible; powerful; efficacious; as, energetic measures; energetic laws.

To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an effect.

To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws.

To put force, ability, or anything of the nature of an active faculty; to put in vigorous action; to bring into active operation; as,…

The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one volt, is equ…

Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; f…

Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising…

Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or…

With great force or vigor; vehemently.

A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of superior intellectual faculties; as, Shakespeare was a rare genius.