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- pronunciation:
- keI
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bI
lih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| inflections: |
capabilities |
| definition 1: |
the characteristic of being qualified or able; capacity.
- synonyms:
- ability, capacity, competence, effectiveness, efficacy, qualification
- antonyms:
- incompetence
- similar words:
- adequacy, aptitude, efficiency, facility, faculty, knack, know-how, power, proficiency, reach, skill, talent
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| definition 2: |
the potential to manifest certain abilities.
He never displayed any athletic capability.- synonyms:
- aptness, likelihood, possibility, potential, promise, propensity, tendency
- similar words:
- ability, aptitude, capacity, disposition, endowment, faculty, gift, reach, resource, talent
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| definition 3: |
the capacity to be used or treated in a particular way.
Gold has the capability of being hammered into shape.- synonyms:
- ability, capacity
- similar words:
- potential
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| related words: |
accomplishment, caliber, competence, ease, flair, might, prowess, understanding |
adjective + (n.)capability
advanced,
analytical,
armed,
ballistic,
biological,
chemical,
cognitive,
continuous,
conventional,
defensive,
developing,
digital,
dynamic,
electronic,
enhanced,
existing,
explanatory,
extraordinary,
functional,
improved,
increased,
increasing,
indigenous,
institutional,
intellectual,
interactive,
limited,
long-range,
maximum,
mental,
military,
nuclear,
offensive,
online,
operational,
organizational,
overall,
productive,
relative,
remote,
sophisticated,
strategic,
substantial,
sufficient,
superior,
technical,
technological,
unique
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verb + (n.)capability
acquire,
assess,
degrade,
demonstrate,
deploy,
destroy,
detect,
develop,
diminish,
enhance,
exceed,
expand,
exploit,
improve,
increase,
integrate,
lack,
limit,
match,
monitor,
possess,
process,
retain,
strengthen,
underestimate,
upgrade
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(n.)capability
+ verb
enable
noun + (n.)capability
aircraft,
balance,
capacity,
chemical,
combat,
communication,
computing,
defense,
destruction,
detection,
feature,
fighting,
hardware,
intelligence,
intention,
limitation,
manufacturing,
military,
missile,
multimedia,
processing,
production,
projection,
readiness,
recording,
resource,
satellite,
search,
software,
storage,
strike,
surveillance,
technology,
telescope,
user,
warfare,
weapon,
wireless
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The word capability
contains the following parts:
cap1, cip, capt, cept, -ceive, -ceit
Latin
root
that means to take, catch
  Example words:
accept, acceptable, acceptance, capability, capable, capacious, capacity, captive, capture, conceive, concept, deceive, deception, deceptive, except, exception, incapable, inconceivable, intercept, participant, participate, perceive, perceptive, percipient, precept, receive, reception, recipient, susceptible
-ability, -ibility, -bility, -ubility
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means ability to do, be, or undergo
More about this word part:
All adjectives ending in "-able," "-ible," "-uble" and "-ble" can combine with the suffix "-ity" to form nouns ending in -ability
, -ibility
, -ubility
, or -bility
.
Example words:
accountability, capability, eligibility, immobility, instability, irritability, reliability, respectability, sensibility, solubility, stability, volubility
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