capability | ||
1. | [ noun ] the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally | |
Synonyms: | capableness | |
Examples: | "he worked to the limits of his capability" |
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Related terms: | incapability incapability ability capacity military_capability executability overkill operating_capability associability capable incapable | |
2. | [ noun ] the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment | |
Synonyms: | capacity | |
Examples: | "the capability of a metal to be fused" |
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Related terms: | susceptibility activity | |
3. | [ noun ] an aptitude that may be developed | |
Synonyms: | potentiality capableness | |
Related terms: | incapability aptitude perfectibility compass capable incapable | |
Similar spelling: |
capably |