ADJECTIVE | all | capable | (usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability |
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all | capable, open, subject | possibly accepting or permitting | |
all | capable | (followed by 'of') having the temperament or inclination for | |
all | capable, adequate to, equal to, up to | having the requisite qualities for | |
all | capable, able | have the skills and qualifications to do things well |
Sounds | key'pahbahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | (usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability. | |
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Attribute of | capability, capableness | The quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
capability, capableness, potentiality | An aptitude that may be developed | |
Narrower | able | Having inherent physical or mental ... / mental ability or capacity |
confident, surefooted, sure-footed | not liable to error in judgment or action | |
resourceful | Having inner resources | |
See also | competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient |
Opposite | incapable | (followed by 'of') lacking capacity or ability |
Spanish | capaz | |
Catalan | capaç | |
Nouns | capability, capableness | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
capableness | an aptitude that may be developed | |
Adverbs | capably | with competence |
Meaning | Possibly accepting or permitting. | |
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Example | "a passage capable of misinterpretation" | |
Synonyms | open, subject | |
Broader | susceptible | (often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of |
Nouns | capability | the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment |
Meaning | (followed by 'of') having the temperament or inclination for. | |
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Example | "no one believed her capable of murder" | |
Opposite | incapable | (followed by 'of') not having the temperament or inclination for |
Spanish | capaz | |
Catalan | capaç | |
Nouns | capableness | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
Meaning | Having the requisite qualities for. | |
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Synonyms | adequate to, equal to, up to | |
Broader | adequate, equal | Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
Spanish | acertado, adecuado, apropiado, apto, capaz, conveniente, idóneo, indicado | |
Catalan | adequat, adient, apropiat, apte, capaç, convenient, encertat, escaient, idoni, indicat |
Meaning | Have the skills and qualifications to do things well. | |
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Synonym | able | |
Broader | competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient |
Spanish | capaz | |
Catalan | capaç | |
Nouns | capability, capableness | an aptitude that may be developed |
capableness | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
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