capability
The power or ability to generate an outcomeThe power or ability to generate an outcome.
» Iran has a tremendous deterring capability.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The power or ability to generate an outcome.
Fähigkeit, Fertigkeit
спосо́бностьsposóbnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.
A file descriptor can be considered a capability that can only be leveraged using the appropriate system calls, passing it as an argument.
- the quality of being capable — physically or intellectually or legally
- an aptitude that may be developed
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
Examples
39 sentencesIran has a tremendous deterring capability.
The man has the capability to talk.
The tribe's flooding capabilities shouldn't be underestimated.
Algeria needs to develop its technological capabilities.
When have you demonstrated your leadership capabilities?
ruКогда вы демонстрировали свои лидерские способности? — BW
Translations
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Origin
Formed in Modern English as capable + -ity.Formed in Modern English as capable + -ity.
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Forms
plural: capabilities| Singular | capability |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the quality of being capable — physically or intellectually or legally:capableness
- an aptitude that may be developed:capablenesspotentiality
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment:capacity
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.