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- pronunciation:
- keI
p
bI
lih
ti
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
capabilities |
| definition: |
the quality of being skilled or able; ability.
She is very talented and has many capabilities.- synonyms:
- ability, capacity, effectiveness
- similar words:
- aptitude, facility, faculty, knack, know-how, power, reach, skill, talent
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ease, flair, might, understanding |
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The word capability
contains the following parts:
cap1, cip, capt, cept, -ceive, -ceit
Latin
root
that means to take, catch
  Example words:
accept, acceptable, acceptance, capability, capable, capacity, captive, capture, conceive, concept, deceive, deception, except, exception, incapable, inconceivable, intercept, participant, participate, perceive, receive, reception
-ability, -ibility, -bility, -ubility
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means ability to do, be, or undergo
More about this word part:
All adjectives ending in "-able," "-ible," "-uble" and "-ble" can combine with the suffix "-ity" to form nouns ending in -ability
, -ibility
, -ubility
, or -bility
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Example words:
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