capabilityn.

/ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪti/

Etymology: < capable adj. and n.: see -bility , -ity suffix. Of modern English formation; there is no similar word in French.

The quality of being capable in various senses.

†1. The quality of having room for any thing; ability to receive or contain. Cf. capacity n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [noun] > a containing space > capacity

receivablenessc1443

capacity1481

content1491

receipt1565

continenta1608

capability1616

receptibility1651

gauge1655

reception1667

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Capability, an aptnesse to containe or receiue.

1627 G. Hakewill Apologie iii. v. 209 Discoursing of the Arke & the capability thereof.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Capability, an aptness to contain or receive.

2. Power or ability in general, whether physical or mental; capacity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun]

speed971

mightOE

ferec1175

evenc1225

powerc1300

possibilityc1385

actualitya1398

actualnessa1398

mowing?a1425

virtuality1483

cana1500

canning1549

reach1556

capability1587

strain1593

capableness1594

ablesse1598

fathoma1616

dacity1636

factivitya1643

capacity1647

range1695

span1805

quality1856

faculty1859

octane1989

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xv. 276 The abilitie or capabilitie that is in men to vnderstand things.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. iv. 9 + 29 He..gaue vs not That capabilitie and god-like reason To fust in vs vnvsd.

1825 J. R. McCulloch Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. ii. 125 Commodities, for the production of which they have no natural capability.

1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. iii. 91 The capability of fixing the attention.

3. Legal or moral qualification or capacity.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal capacity > [noun]

capacity1480

ability1579

legal capacity1649

qualification1660

capability1684

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 58 The Righteousness of his Manhood giveth capability to his obedience to justifie.

1846 G. Phillips in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1878) V. Ps. cv. 22 The capability of binding is to be regarded as an evidence of authority.

4. The quality of being susceptible of, or admitting of treatment, in any specified manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > to be acted upon

capacity1659

capableness1731

capability1794

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [noun] > capacity for development

potentiality1625

potency1644

susceptibility1644

susception1656

capacity1659

capableness1731

capability1794

achievability1909

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xix. 364 If the ray..have exactly the same capability or disposition to be refracted by the prism.

1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 246 The charge has been very near capability of substantiation.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 40 The capability of a substance to receive such an impression.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 40 The capability of a substance for being easily recognized.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 166 The capability of rapid movement.

5. (usually plural) An undeveloped faculty or property; a condition, physical or otherwise, capable of being converted or turned to use. capability-man n. one who makes it his business to discover the capabilities of estates.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > resources > undeveloped

capableness1594

capability1777

1777 T. Campbell Philos. Surv. S. Ireland xix. 169 Here are all the capabilities for a terrestrial paradise.

1831 B. Disraeli Young Duke I. i. vi. 47 Sir Carte..was immensely struck with Hauteville, particularly with its capabilities.

1841 R. W. Emerson Method Nature viii, in Wks. (1906) II. 221.

1882 A. W. Ward Dickens ii. 23 It was only as the author proceeded that he recognised the capabilities of the character.

1887 G. B. Hill in J. Boswell Life Johnson III. 400 (note) [Quoting G. B. Hill, (new ed.) an. 1779]b[‘Capability Brown’] got his nickname from his habit of saying that grounds which he was asked to lay out had capabilities.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	capability
释义	capabilityn. /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪti/ Etymology: < capable adj. and n.: see -bility , -ity suffix. Of modern English formation; there is no similar word in French. The quality of being capable in various senses. †1. The quality of having room for any thing; ability to receive or contain. Cf. capacity n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > a containing space > capacity receivablenessc1443 capacity1481 content1491 receipt1565 continenta1608 capability1616 receptibility1651 gauge1655 reception1667 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Capability, an aptnesse to containe or receiue. 1627 G. Hakewill Apologie iii. v. 209 Discoursing of the Arke & the capability thereof. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Capability, an aptness to contain or receive. 2. Power or ability in general, whether physical or mental; capacity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] speed971 mightOE ferec1175 evenc1225 powerc1300 possibilityc1385 actualitya1398 actualnessa1398 mowing?a1425 virtuality1483 cana1500 canning1549 reach1556 capability1587 strain1593 capableness1594 ablesse1598 fathoma1616 dacity1636 factivitya1643 capacity1647 range1695 span1805 quality1856 faculty1859 octane1989 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xv. 276 The abilitie or capabilitie that is in men to vnderstand things. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. iv. 9 + 29 He..gaue vs not That capabilitie and god-like reason To fust in vs vnvsd. 1825 J. R. McCulloch Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. ii. 125 Commodities, for the production of which they have no natural capability. 1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. iii. 91 The capability of fixing the attention. 3. Legal or moral qualification or capacity. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal capacity > [noun] capacity1480 ability1579 legal capacity1649 qualification1660 capability1684 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 58 The Righteousness of his Manhood giveth capability to his obedience to justifie. View more context for this quotation 1846 G. Phillips in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1878) V. Ps. cv. 22 The capability of binding is to be regarded as an evidence of authority. 4. The quality of being susceptible of, or admitting of treatment, in any specified manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > to be acted upon capacity1659 capableness1731 capability1794 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [noun] > capacity for development potentiality1625 potency1644 susceptibility1644 susception1656 capacity1659 capableness1731 capability1794 achievability1909 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xix. 364 If the ray..have exactly the same capability or disposition to be refracted by the prism. 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 246 The charge has been very near capability of substantiation. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 40 The capability of a substance to receive such an impression. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 40 The capability of a substance for being easily recognized. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 166 The capability of rapid movement. 5. (usually plural) An undeveloped faculty or property; a condition, physical or otherwise, capable of being converted or turned to use. capability-man n. one who makes it his business to discover the capabilities of estates. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > resources > undeveloped capableness1594 capability1777 1777 T. Campbell Philos. Surv. S. Ireland xix. 169 Here are all the capabilities for a terrestrial paradise. 1831 B. Disraeli Young Duke I. i. vi. 47 Sir Carte..was immensely struck with Hauteville, particularly with its capabilities. 1841 R. W. Emerson Method Nature viii, in Wks. (1906) II. 221. 1882 A. W. Ward Dickens ii. 23 It was only as the author proceeded that he recognised the capabilities of the character. 1887 G. B. Hill in J. Boswell Life Johnson III. 400 (note) [Quoting G. B. Hill, (new ed.) an. 1779]b[‘Capability Brown’] got his nickname from his habit of saying that grounds which he was asked to lay out had capabilities. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1587
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