Natural abilities or qualities.

synoniemen: gift, natural endowment, talent.

Roget 157: power; potency, potentiality; jiva^†; puissance, might, force, energy etc. 171; dint; right hand, right arm; ascendency^†, sway, control; prepotency, prepollence^†; almightiness, omnipotence; authority etc. 737; strength etc. 159.    ability; ableness etc. adj.^†; competency; efficacy; efficiency, productivity, expertise (skill) 698; validity, cogency; enablement^†; vantage ground; influence etc. 175.    pressure; conductivity; elasticity; gravity, electricity, magnetism, galvanism, voltaic electricity, voltaism, electromagnetism; atomic power, nuclear power, thermonuclear power; fuel cell; hydraulic power, water power, hydroelectric power; solar power, solar energy, solar panels; tidal power; wind power; attraction; vis inertiae [Lat.], vis mortua [Lat.], vis viva [Lat.]; potential energy, dynamic energy; dynamic friction, dynamic suction; live circuit, live rail, live wire.    capability, capacity; quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent [Lat.]; faculty, quality, attribute, endowment, virtue, gift, property, qualification, susceptibility.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 698: skill, skillfulness, address; dexterity, dexterousness; adroitness, expertness etc. adj.; proficiency, competence, technical competence, craft, callidity^†, facility, knack, trick, sleight; mastery, mastership, excellence, panurgy^†; ambidexterity, ambidextrousness^†; sleight of hand etc. (deception) 545.    seamanship, airmanship, marksmanship, horsemanship; rope-dancing.    accomplishment, acquirement, attainment; art, science; technicality, technology; practical knowledge, technical knowledge.    knowledge of the world, world wisdom, savoir faire [Fr.]; tact; mother wit etc. (sagacity) 498; discretion etc. (caution) 864; finesse; craftiness etc. (cunning) 702; management etc. (conduct) 692; self-help.    cleverness, talent, ability, ingenuity, capacity, parts, talents, faculty, endowment, forte, turn, gift, genius; intelligence etc. 498; sharpness, readiness etc. (activity) 682; invention etc. 515; aptness, aptitude; turn for, capacity for, genius for; felicity, capability, curiosa felicitas [Lat.], qualification, habilitation.    proficient etc. 700.    masterpiece, coup de maitre [Fr.], chef d'euvre [Fr.], tour de force; good stroke etc. (plan) 626.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 5: intrinsicality^†, inbeing^†, inherence, inhesion^†; subjectiveness; ego; egohood^†; essence, noumenon; essentialness^† etc. adj.; essential part, quintessence, incarnation, quiddity, gist, pith, marrow, core, sap, lifeblood, backbone, heart, soul; important part etc. (importance) 642.    principle, nature, constitution, character, type, quality, crasis^†, diathesis^†.    habit; temper, temperament; spirit, humor, grain; disposition.    endowment, capacity; capability etc. (power) 157.    moods, declensions, features, aspects; peculiarities etc. (speciality) 79; idiosyncrasy, oddity; idiocrasy etc. (tendency) 176; diagnostics.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 784: giving etc. v.; bestowal, bestowment^†, donation; presentation, presentment; accordance; concession; delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment; investment, investiture; award.    almsgiving^†, charity, liberality, generosity.    [Thing given] gift, donation, present, cadeau^†; fairing; free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation; lagniappe [U.S.], pilon [U.S.].    grace, act of grace, bonus.    allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention.    bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation^†, dot, appanage; voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance etc. 783; amortization.    alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule^†, donative^†, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula^†, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail^†, douceur [Fr.], drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld [G.], bakshish^†; fee etc. (recompense) 973; consideration.    bribe, bait, ground bait; peace offering, handsel; boodle [Slang], graft, grease [Slang]; blat [Rus.].    giver, grantor etc. v.; donor, feoffer^†, settlor.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: presentje, geschenk, aanleg, begaafdheid, gave, predispositie, talent
Pools: dar, nerw, lwi pazur, talent, geniusz, uzdolnienia, uzdolnienie, iskra boża, genialność

The capital that provides income for an institution.

synoniem: endowment fund.

The act of endowing with a permanent source of income.