capability

capability

English

Etymology

Formed in Modern English as capable +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keɪpəˈbɪləti/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪti

Noun

capability (countable and uncountable, plural capabilities)

1. the power or ability to generate an outcome

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:skill

Derived terms

• limited-capability

Related terms

• capable (adjective)

Translations

the power or ability to generate an outcome

Armenian: կարողություն (hy) (karołutʿyun) Bulgarian: способност (bg) f (sposobnost) Esperanto: ebleco Finnish: pystyvyys (fi), kykenevyys (fi), kyky (fi) Georgian: შნო (šno), შესაძლებლობა (šesaʒlebloba) Irish: cumas (ga) m Italian: capacità (it) f Japanese: 能力 (ja) (nōryoku) Kurdish: Sorani: توانا‎ (ku) (twAnA)

Latin: potentia f Manx: jargaght f, jargallys m Maori: āheitanga Portuguese: capacidade (pt) f Romanian: capabilitate (ro) f Russian: спосо́бность (ru) f (sposóbnostʹ) Slovak: schopnosť f, spôsobilosť f Slovene: zmožnost f Spanish: capacidad (es) f

References

• capability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia