ca·pa·bil·i·ty (k  p -b l -t )n. pl. ca·pa·bil·i·ties 1. The quality of being capable; ability. 2. A talent or ability that has potential for development or use. Often used in the plural: a student of great capabilities. 3. The capacity to be used, treated, or developed for a specific purpose: nuclear capability. |
capability
Noun
pl -ties the ability or skill to do something
The ability to execute a specified course of action. (A capability may or may not be accompanied by an intention.)
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| Noun | 1. | capability - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability" associability, associableness - the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought ability - the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment defensibility - capability of being defended; "they built their castles with an eye to their defensibility"; "client complaints create a felt need for the defensibility of individual actions" executability - capability of being executed; "the job is executable for two million dollars"; "this contract is not executable" capacity - capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth" military capability, military posture, military strength, strength, posture - capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" operating capability, performance capability - the capability of a technological system to perform as intended overkill - the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required incapability, incapableness - the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
| 2. | capability - the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" resistance - the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog" susceptibility, susceptibleness - the state of being susceptible; easily affected activity - (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity" | |
| 3. | capability - an aptitude that may be developed aptitude - inherent ability perfectibility - the capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man" imperfectibility - the capability of becoming imperfect incapability, incapableness - lack of potential for development |
capability
noun ability, means, power, potential, facility, capacity, qualification(s), faculty, competence, proficiency, wherewithal, potentiality << OPPOSITE inability
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