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/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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K EY2 P AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0
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The power or ability to generate an outcome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
A file descriptor can be considered a capability that can only be leveraged using the appropriate system calls, passing it as an argument.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he worked to the limits of his capability
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: capableness
Antonyms: incapability
Broader terms: ability
Narrower terms: associability, associableness, defensibility, executability, capacity, military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture, operating capability, performance capability, overkill
an aptitude that may be developed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: capableness, potentiality
Antonyms: incapability
Broader terms: aptitude
Narrower terms: perfectibility, compass, range, reach, grasp, imperfectibility
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the capability of a metal to be fused
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: capacity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: susceptibility, susceptibleness
Narrower terms: resistance, activity
Formed in Modern English as capable + -ity.
Across languages
Translations 45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
Aftesia
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Armenian :
կարողություն
(karoġutʻyun)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Bhojpuri :
क्षमता
(kṣamətā)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Bulgarian :
способност
(sposobnost)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Catalan :
capacitat
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Esperanto :
ebleco
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Esperanto :
kapablo
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Esperanto :
eblo
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Esperanto :
fakulto
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Finnish :
pystyvyys
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Finnish :
kykenevyys
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Finnish :
kyky
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
French :
capacité
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Galician :
capacidade
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Georgian :
შნო
(šno)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Georgian :
შესაძლებლობა
(šesaʒlebloba)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
German :
Fähigkeit
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
German :
Fertigkeit
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Hindi :
क्षमता
(kṣamtā)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Ido :
kapableso
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Indonesian :
kapabilitas
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Indonesian :
kemampuan
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Irish :
cumas
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Italian :
capacità
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Italian :
possibilità
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Japanese :
能力
(nōryoku)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Central Kurdish :
توانا
(twana)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Latin :
potentia
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Macedonian :
способност
(sposobnost)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Malay :
keupayaan
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Malayalam :
കഴിവ്
(kaḻivŭ)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Malayalam :
ശേഷി
(śēṣi)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Manx :
jargaght
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Manx :
jargallys
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Māori :
āheitanga
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Occitan :
capacitat
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Polish :
możliwość
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Polish :
zdolność
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Portuguese :
capacidade
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Romanian :
capabilitate
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Russian :
спосо́бность
(sposóbnostʹ)
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Slovak :
schopnosť
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Slovak :
spôsobilosť
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Slovene :
zmožnost
— the power or ability to generate an outcome
Esperanto :
mandato
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