capacity

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
2. (countable, uncountable) A measure of such ability; volume.
3. (countable, uncountable) The maximum amount that can be held.
4. (countable, uncountable) Capability; the ability to perform some task.
5. (countable, uncountable) The maximum that can be produced.
6. (countable, uncountable) Mental ability; the power to learn.
7. (countable, uncountable) A faculty; the potential for growth and development.
8. (countable, uncountable) A role; the position in which one functions.
9. (countable, uncountable) Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).
10. (countable, uncountable) Electrical capacitance.
11. (countable, uncountable) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

Adj

Filling the allotted space.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈpæsɪti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: capacite

In summary

From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx (“able to hold much”), from capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”).

Synonyms

ability

capability

power

volume

aptitude

position

skill

talent

office

🏢

job

post

strength

faculty

output

function

energy

content

capacitance

efficiency

quality

accommodation

measure

station

🚉

facility

means

appointment

place

proficiency

potentiality

attendance

tankage

status

dignity

holding capacity

force

cubic content

service

aptness

property

potential

bulk

competence

potency

possibility

might

acceptability

mental ability

eligibility

knack

load

Translations

capacité

capacidad

capacità

capacidade

Kapazität

Fähigkeit

capaciteit

ικανότητα

baan

🛣️

capacitat

aptitude

Fassungsvermögen

betrekking

funzione

ambt

🏢

Sentences

Fuel capacity was greatly reduced , owing to the elimination of the wingtip tanks .

It is known for routinely exceeding seating capacity for Bulls and Blackhawks games .