capability
English meaning: Capability
Definition
The power or ability to generate an outcome
Example
“The new software greatly expands the system's capability.”
Another example: “The country was suspected of developing a nuclear weapons capability.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Refers to the power or ability to do something, often in technical, military, or organizational contexts ('manufacturing capability', 'nuclear capability'). Neutral to formal register; frequently plural ('defence capabilities').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Late Latin 'capabilis' (able to hold), from 'capere' (to take, hold), with the noun form attested in English from the 16th century.
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- incapability
- inability
- incompetence
Related Words
- ioc
- maturity
- ballistic
- missile
- capabilities
- radar
- detect
- tactical
- operational
- enables
Common Collocations
- military capability
- technical capability
- build capability
- nuclear capability
- capability gap
Word Forms
capable (adj); capability (n); capabilities (pl)
Word Tools
Tools & Calculators
15% of 200 = 30 · 15 is 7.5% of 200
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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