The noun for the phenomenon of flying is flight. What's the equivalent for swimming?
Usage: A bird is capable of flight as a fish is capable of _______
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One word is natation.– Arm the good guys in AmericaCommented May 15, 2017 at 13:01
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1@Clare why not put this as an answer? It may not be a word familiar in everyday use, but it's the kind of thing I was after.– KalenGiCommented May 16, 2017 at 10:42
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There is no equivalent.
The uncountable form is the gerund "swimming", which would be used in your example.
The count noun is "swim", as in "I went for a swim".
The one word "flight" serves as both a countable and an uncountable noun.
