ability vs penetration

penetration vs ability

ability and penetration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ability	Yes	No	No	No
penetration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, penetration is a hyponym of ability; that is, penetration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ability:

ability: the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
penetration: the ability to make way into or through something

Other hyponyms of ability include adaptability, sensitiveness, sensitivity, competence, competency, form, interoperability, magical ability, magical power, Midas touch, physical ability, contractility, capability, capableness, totipotence, totipotency, immunocompetence, invasiveness.

ability (noun)	penetration (noun)
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment	an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done	the act of entering into or through something
	the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
	the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
	the ability to make way into or through something
	clear or deep perception of a situation

Difference between ability and penetration

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