Capableness

ca·pa·ble  (kp-bl)

adj.

1. Having capacity or ability; efficient and able: a capable administrator.

2. Having the ability required for a specific task or accomplishment; qualified: capable of winning.

3. Having the inclination or disposition: capable of violence.

4. Permitting an action to be performed: an error capable of remedy; a camera capable of being used underwater.

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[Late Latin capbilis, from capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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capa·ble·ness n.

capa·bly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	capableness - an aptitude that may be developed potentiality, capability aptitude - inherent ability perfectibility - the capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man" grasp, compass, reach, range - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" imperfectibility - the capability of becoming imperfect
	2.	capableness - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability" 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