natural ability
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- noun
- /ˈnæʧərəl əˈbɪləti/
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habilidad natural
- And, like music, it requires a degree of natural ability that not everyone possesses.
- natural ability and talent
- natural ability leads to success
- children have a natural ability
And I'd, I could find stuff and I had this natural ability to find things.
- And I'd, I could find stuff and I had this natural ability to find things.
- And so I just have so much natural ability and so many years of practice that I feel like I'm on the extreme and that's why I'm confident about it.
- And they're all people that just made their sport look effortless, you know, such such natural ability, but also a great mentality.
- One is their their natural ability.
Examples
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I'm a big believer in natural ability, and a lot of that is genetics.
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Values can be influenced by family, society, peers, and schooling, as well as by a person's natural abilities.
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I need to make money, but I have a natural ability to make crazy stuff that people love.
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Listen, Tony, you have to have a natural ability.
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Some people have a natural ability in an area; some people need to practice.
Blog text (16) -
But today cognitive science, psychology, and common sense tell us that all children have a natural ability to make music.
Academic text (1993) -
I relied on my natural ability and did not work to develop those strengths.
Blog text (31) -
You can't rely on natural ability alone.
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Human beings are born with a natural ability to imagine, to think big, to be completely unbound and unlimited.
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Many successful athletes credit their achievements to their natural ability to excel in sports.
Synonyms
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1.2
An ability someone has naturally to do something well
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4.3
Very great natural talent for one area of work or study
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1.8
A natural ability to do something well, like music or languages
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3.6
A natural ability to do something well
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4.2
A natural talent for learning or doing something well
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An ability someone is born with to do something well
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3.4
A natural ability that is strong but not yet trained
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A natural quality or ability someone is born with
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A very strong natural ability in one or more areas
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A natural ability to do something well
An ability a person has from birth
A natural ability present from birth in people or animals
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an inherent talent' is directly and compositionally derived from 'natural' (inborn) + 'ability' (skill), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This is a literal, non-idiomatic combination with clear cross-linguistic parallels, making it immediately comprehensible rather than metaphorical or unpredictable.
Etymology
Natural ability comes from the idea that natural means from nature and ability means a skill, like a plant that grows without help. So, it means 'a talent someone is born with'.