What does capability mean?

Definitions for capability
ˌkeɪ pəˈbɪl ɪ tica·pa·bil·i·ty

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word capability.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. capability, capablenessnoun

    the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally

    "he worked to the limits of his capability"

  2. capability, capacitynoun

    the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

    "the capability of a metal to be fused"

  3. capability, capableness, potentialitynoun

    an aptitude that may be developed

Wiktionary

  1. capabilitynoun

    The power or ability to generate an outcome.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Capabilitynoun

    Capacity; the quality of being capable.

    Etymology: from capable.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Capabilitynoun

    the quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability

  2. Capabilitynoun

    capacity of being used or improved

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. capability

    The ability to execute a specified course of action. (A capability may or may not be accompanied by an intention.)

Editors Contribution

  1. capability

    The power or ability to create an outcome.

    Our capability as a collective humanity is infinite, we are creating what our hearts desire, peace on earth, good health for all, human rights and shared prosperity for all.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2020  


  2. capability

    The quality of being capable.

    The capability of us all united as an intelligent humanity is amazing and we are achieving what our hearts desire.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'capability' in Nouns Frequency: #2007

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of capability in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of capability in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of capability in a Sentence

  1. Jen Psaki:

    What we're looking at, and what we'd like to remind the public of, is why we are at this point now, most importantly, none of the things we're looking at now – Iran's increased capability and capacity, their aggressive actions that they have taken through proxy wars around the world – would be happening if the former president had not recklessly pulled out of the nuclear deal with no thought as to what might come next.

  2. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

    We will perfect our missile strike capability, to preserve balance, only because of that.

  3. Air Force Major Robert Leese:

    JSTARS recapitalization is absolutely necessary for the Air Force to continue providing a combat-proven capability to the warfighter.

  4. Inderjit Sial:

    With companies, we have seen very good capability here but still there are challenges, like a lot of raw materials are not available here.

  5. David Schmerler:

    One of the big takeaways is the missile's performance, which might give credit to their own design capability. It outperformed previous, copied missile designs, which means that their ballistic missile program is moving at an accelerating rate.

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