The phrase "ability of thought" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing cognitive skills, mental processes, or intellectual capabilities.
Example: "The ability of thought is essential for problem-solving and critical analysis in academic settings."
Alternatives: "capacity for thought" or "power of thought".
Sextus invokes dogmatic ideas about the acquisition of reason (or: the abilities of conceptual thought) in his response to the Apraxia Charge (PH 1.23 4).
Ligue 1's Player of the Year is so laid back, and so sure of his own ability, the thought of being watched by the Manchester United manager did not faze him.
"I realised that film had an extraordinary ability to transmit purity of thought.
In an effort to explicate this mysterious conceptual ability, Reid examines theories of thought of Aristotle and medieval philosophers.
"When you're born there, you're just raised with a natural ability of filtering your thoughts in a way to say them to people in a specific way so you don't offend anyone or put yourself in danger," she said.
CH Our ability to communicate thought – the democratisation of thought.
A mental status exam by an expert offers an assessment of cognitive abilities, memory and quality of thought processes.
Writing a column requires clarity of thought, the ability to communicate a message clearly and simply, and an engaging style.
His ability to pursue a line of thought relentlessly, often spinning off into unexpected byways, letting words, sentences and paragraphs follow one another without break, never failed to impress.
In the epilogue to The Pinecone, Uglow assesses Losh's importance in architectural history, citing another biographer's comment that "if artistic feeling is to be measured by an ability to seize the currents of thought and feeling that flow through the age and give them fresh and vital expression, Sarah Losh and her church are very important indeed".
