Capability
[keɪpə'bɪlɪtɪ] or [ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; 'he worked to the limits of his capability'.
(noun.) an aptitude that may be developed.
(noun.) the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; 'the capability of a metal to be fused'.
Typist: Nola--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability.
(n.) Capacity of being used or improved.
Checker: Marie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Capableness, capacity, ability, ableness, skill, competency, efficiency.
Edited by Linda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Cleverness, aptitude, talent, capacity, power, facility, faculty
ANT:Dulness, inaptitude, awkwardness, difficulty
Edited by Gertrude
Examples
- Her imagination was luxuriant, yet her capability of application was great. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Come, Margaret, give me a farewell kiss; and remember, my dear, where you may find a true friend, as far as his capability goes. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I have not the capability of enjoying the blessings I possess. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Yet, stay for a while, O Power of goodness and strength; disdain not yet this rent shrine of fleshly mortality, O immortal Capability! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- They thought of all knowledge as a living organism with an interconnection or continuity of parts, an d a capability of growth. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He had not loved her without gaining that instinctive knowledge of what capabilities were in her. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Mr. Edison has built a very interesting machine, and he has the opportunity of making a valuable contribution to the electrical arts by furnishing authentic accounts of its capabilities. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The Secretary took that opportunity of touching on the practical question of Mr Sloppy's capabilities. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We are a dominating race, fit to rule; and a glance round the world will show you our colonizing capabilities. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He was no longer in doubt of the capabilities of her heart. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Mr. Crawford was the first to move forward to examine the capabilities of that end of the house. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- My father and Mrs. Weston are at the Crown at this moment, said Frank Churchill, examining the capabilities of the house. Jane Austen. Emma.
Editor: Sallust