capability

English

Etymology

Formed in Modern English as capable +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

capability (countable and uncountable, plural capabilities)

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

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