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capableness
ca·pa·ble C0080600 (kā′pə-bəl)adj.1. Having capacity or ability; efficient and able: a capable administrator. See Usage Note at able.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.
[Late Latin capābilis, from capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
ca′pa·ble·ness n.ca′pa·bly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | capableness - an aptitude that may be developedpotentiality, capabilityaptitude - inherent abilityperfectibility - 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"capabilityassociability, associableness - the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thoughtability - the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishmentdefensibility - 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 intendedoverkill - the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are requiredincapability, incapableness - the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
IdiomsSeecapablecapableness
Synonyms for capablenessnoun an aptitude that may be developedSynonymsRelated Words- aptitude
- perfectibility
- grasp
- compass
- reach
- range
- imperfectibility
noun the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legallySynonymsRelated Words- associability
- associableness
- ability
- defensibility
- executability
- capacity
- military capability
- military posture
- military strength
- strength
- posture
- operating capability
- performance capability
- overkill
Antonyms- incapability
- incapableness
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