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English noun: capability | |||
| 1. | capability (attribute) the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally | ||
| Samples | He worked to the limits of his capability. | ||
| Synonyms | capableness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ability | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | associability, associableness, capacity, defensibility, executability, military capability, military posture, military strength, operating capability, overkill, performance capability, posture, strength | ||
| Attribute | capable, incapable | ||
| Antonyms | incapability, incapableness | ||
| 2. | capability (state) the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment | ||
| Samples | The capability of a metal to be fused. | ||
| Synonyms | capacity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | susceptibility, susceptibleness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | activity, resistance | ||
| 3. | capability (cognition) an aptitude that may be developed | ||
| Synonyms | capableness, potentiality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aptitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | compass, grasp, imperfectibility, perfectibility, range, reach | ||
| Attribute | capable, incapable | ||
| Antonyms | incapability, incapableness | ||
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