Capability to perform or produce.

Roget 192: size, magnitude, dimension, bulk, volume; largeness etc. adj.; greatness etc. (of quantity) 31; expanse etc. (space) 180; amplitude, mass; proportions.    capacity, tonnage, tunnage; cordage; caliber, scantling.    turgidity etc. (expansion) 194; corpulence, obesity; plumpness etc. adj.; embonpoint, corporation, flesh and blood, lustihood.    hugeness etc. adj.; enormity, immensity, monstrosity.    giant, Brobdingnagian, Antaeus, Goliath, Gog and Magog, Gargantua, monster, mammoth, Cyclops; cachalot, whale, porpoise, behemoth, leviathan, elephant, hippopotamus; colossus; tun, cord, lump, bulk, block, loaf, mass, swad, clod, nugget, bushel, thumper, whooper, spanker, strapper; Triton among the minnows" [Coriolanus]. mountain, mound; heap etc. (assemblage) 72.    largest portion etc. 50; full size, life size.    ... show more

Roget 625: business, occupation, employment; pursuit etc. 622; what one is doing, what one is about; affair, concern, matter, case.    matter in hand, irons in the fire; thing to do, agendum, task, work, job, chore [U.S.], errand, commission, mission, charge, care; duty etc. 926.    part, role, cue; province, function, lookout, department, capacity, sphere, orb, field, line; walk, walk of life; beat, round, routine; race, career.    office, place, post, chargeship^†, incumbency, living; situation, berth, employ; service etc. (servitude) 749; engagement; undertaking etc. 676.    vocation, calling, profession, cloth, faculty; industry, art; industrial arts; craft, mystery, handicraft; trade etc. (commerce) 794.    exercise; work etc. (action) 680; avocation; press of business etc. (activity) 682.    ... show more

Roget 450: intellect, mind, understanding, reason, thinking principle; rationality; cogitative faculties, cognitive faculties, discursive faculties, reasoning faculties, intellectual faculties; faculties, senses, consciousness, observation, percipience, intelligence, intellection, intuition, association of ideas, instinct, conception, judgment, wits, parts, capacity, intellectuality, genius; brains, cognitive powers, intellectual powers; wit etc. 498; ability etc. (skill) 698; wisdom etc. 498; Vernunft [G.], Verstand [G.].    soul, spirit, ghost, inner man, heart, breast, bosom, penetralia mentis [Lat.], divina particula aurae [Lat.], heart's core; the Absolute, psyche, subliminal consciousness, supreme principle.    brain, organ of thought, seat of thought; sensorium^†, sensory; head, headpiece; pate, noddle^†, noggin, skull, scull, pericranium [Med.], cerebrum, cranium, brainpan^†, sconce, upper story.    [in computers] [Comp.] central processing unit, CPU; arithmetic and logical unit, ALU.    [Science of mind] metaphysics; psychics, psychology; ideology; mental philosophy, moral philosophy; philosophy of the mind; pneumatology^†, phrenology; craniology [Med.], cranioscopy [Med.].    ideality, idealism; transcendentalism, spiritualism; immateriality etc. 317; universal concept, universal conception.    metaphysician, psychologist etc. ... show more

Roget 498: intelligence, capacity, comprehension, understanding; cuteness, sabe [U.S.], savvy [U.S.]; intellect etc. 450; nous [Fr.], parts, sagacity, mother wit, wit, esprit, gumption, quick parts, grasp of intellect; acuteness etc. adj.; acumen, subtlety, penetration, perspicacy^†, perspicacity; discernment, due sense of, good judgment; discrimination etc. 465; cunning etc. 702; refinement etc. (taste) 850.    head, brains, headpiece, upper story, long head; eagle eye, eagle-glance; eye of a lynx, eye of a hawk.    wisdom, sapience, sense; good sense, common sense, horse sense [U.S.], plain sense; rationality, reason; reasonableness etc. adj.; judgment; solidity, depth, profundity, caliber; enlarged views; reach of thought, compass of thought; enlargement of mind.    genius, inspiration, geist [G.], fire of genius, heaven-born genius, soul; talent etc. (aptitude) 698.    [Wisdom in action] prudence etc. 864; vigilance etc. 459; tact etc. 698; foresight etc. 510; sobriety, self-possession, aplomb, ballast.    a bright thought, not a bad idea.    Solomon-like wisdom.    ... show more

Dutch: hoedanigheid, capaciteiten, capaciteit, vermogen

The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment.

synonym: capability.

Roget 698: skill, skillfulness, address; dexterity, dexterousness; adroitness, expertness etc. adj.; proficiency, competence, technical competence, craft, callidity^†, facility, knack, trick, sleight; mastery, mastership, excellence, panurgy^†; ambidexterity, ambidextrousness^†; sleight of hand etc. (deception) 545.    seamanship, airmanship, marksmanship, horsemanship; rope-dancing.    accomplishment, acquirement, attainment; art, science; technicality, technology; practical knowledge, technical knowledge.    knowledge of the world, world wisdom, savoir faire [Fr.]; tact; mother wit etc. (sagacity) 498; discretion etc. (caution) 864; finesse; craftiness etc. (cunning) 702; management etc. (conduct) 692; self-help.    cleverness, talent, ability, ingenuity, capacity, parts, talents, faculty, endowment, forte, turn, gift, genius; intelligence etc. 498; sharpness, readiness etc. (activity) 682; invention etc. 515; aptness, aptitude; turn for, capacity for, genius for; felicity, capability, curiosa felicitas [Lat.], qualification, habilitation.    proficient etc. 700.    masterpiece, coup de maitre [Fr.], chef d'euvre [Fr.], tour de force; good stroke etc. (plan) 626.    ... show more

Roget 157: power; potency, potentiality; jiva^†; puissance, might, force, energy etc. 171; dint; right hand, right arm; ascendency^†, sway, control; prepotency, prepollence^†; almightiness, omnipotence; authority etc. 737; strength etc. 159.    ability; ableness etc. adj.^†; competency; efficacy; efficiency, productivity, expertise (skill) 698; validity, cogency; enablement^†; vantage ground; influence etc. 175.    pressure; conductivity; elasticity; gravity, electricity, magnetism, galvanism, voltaic electricity, voltaism, electromagnetism; atomic power, nuclear power, thermonuclear power; fuel cell; hydraulic power, water power, hydroelectric power; solar power, solar energy, solar panels; tidal power; wind power; attraction; vis inertiae [Lat.], vis mortua [Lat.], vis viva [Lat.]; potential energy, dynamic energy; dynamic friction, dynamic suction; live circuit, live rail, live wire.    capability, capacity; quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent [Lat.]; faculty, quality, attribute, endowment, virtue, gift, property, qualification, susceptibility.    ... show more

Roget 5: intrinsicality^†, inbeing^†, inherence, inhesion^†; subjectiveness; ego; egohood^†; essence, noumenon; essentialness^† etc. adj.; essential part, quintessence, incarnation, quiddity, gist, pith, marrow, core, sap, lifeblood, backbone, heart, soul; important part etc. (importance) 642.    principle, nature, constitution, character, type, quality, crasis^†, diathesis^†.    habit; temper, temperament; spirit, humor, grain; disposition.    endowment, capacity; capability etc. (power) 157.    moods, declensions, features, aspects; peculiarities etc. (speciality) 79; idiosyncrasy, oddity; idiocrasy etc. (tendency) 176; diagnostics.    ... show more

Dutch: capaciteit, vermogen

The amount that can be contained:
— The gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons.

synonym: content.

Dutch: inhoud, bezettingsgraad
Polish: objętość, pojemność

The maximum production possible.

A specified function.

computer science The amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive.

An electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored.

synonyms: capacitance, electrical capacity.

Dutch: potentieel

The power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior.

synonym: mental ability.

Dutch: capaciteit

Tolerance for alcohol.