noun (n)

• the inherent capacity for coming into being(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  potency, potential
  

  source: wordnet30
• an aptitude that may be developed(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  capability, capableness
  Antonym:
  incapability, incapableness
  

  source: wordnet30
• The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited.(noun)

  source: webster1913