capability

capability

noun

Definition of CAPABILITY

1

a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job <the nature of the tasks to which you are assigned will depend on your capabilities>

Synonyms capability, credentials, goods, stuff

Related Words command, expertise, know-how, mastership, mastery, proficiency; ability, capacity, competence, competency, facility, faculty; aptitude, endowment, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent; forte, long suit, métier (also metier), specialism, speciality, specialty, strong suit; fitness, suitability, suitableness; makings, potentiality

2

the physical or mental power to do something <the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching>

Synonyms capability, capableness, capacity, competence, competency, faculty

Related Words aptitude, aptness, endowment, equipment, facility, gift, knack, talent; address, adroitness, deftness, dexterity, hand, prowess, skill; gray matter, instinct, intelligence, ken, reason, understanding; might, potency, puissance, staying power, stuff; adequacy, effectiveness, effectualness, fitness, form, influence, resourcefulness, usefulness; means, resources, wherewithal

Near Antonyms helplessness, impotence, paralysis, powerlessness, weakness; defectiveness, deficiency, inadequacy, inadequateness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy, uselessness; debilitation, disablement, impairment, incapacitation

Antonyms disability, inability, incapability, incapableness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, ineptitude, ineptness

3

something that can develop or become actual <there are great capabilities in the property, either as a bed-and-breakfast or as a private home>

Synonyms capability, eventuality, possibility, potentiality, prospect

Related Words likelihood, probability; latency, potency

Near Antonyms actuality, reality; certainty