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CAPABLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
Example:
he worked to the limits of his capability
Synonyms:
capability; capableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("capableness" is a kind of...):
ability (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
Attribute:
capable ((usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability)
incapable ((followed by 'of') lacking capacity or ability)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capableness"):
associability; associableness (the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought)
defensibility (capability of being defended)
executability (capability of being executed)
capacity (capability to perform or produce)
military capability; military posture; military strength; posture; strength (capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war)
operating capability; performance capability (the capability of a technological system to perform as intended)
overkill (the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required)
Antonym:
incapableness (the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally)
Derivation:
capable ((usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability)
capable ((followed by 'of') having the temperament or inclination for)
capable (have the skills and qualifications to do things well)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An aptitude that may be developed
Synonyms:
capability; capableness; potentiality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("capableness" is a kind of...):
aptitude (inherent ability)
Attribute:
capable ((usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability)
incapable ((followed by 'of') lacking capacity or ability)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capableness"):
perfectibility (the capability of becoming perfect)
compass; grasp; range; reach (the limit of capability)
imperfectibility (the capability of becoming imperfect)
Derivation:
capable (have the skills and qualifications to do things well)
