| 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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| Examples |
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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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