capability B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ UK /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #15311 Meanings 1 noun The power or ability to do something. The new software gives the team the capability to edit video. 2 noun A skill or quality that can be developed. The training program helps workers build new capabilities. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the power or ability to do... capableness 2 noun · a skill or quality that can... capablenesspotentiality Word family Forms capabilities Derived forms capernosityimmunocapabilityincapabilitylimited-capability Related forms capable Common collocations performance capability Noun + noun Etymology AI details Formed in Modern English as capable + -ity. *kap- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # capability **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 15311 ## Meanings 1. The power or ability to do something. 2. A skill or quality that can be developed. ## Examples - The new software gives the team the capability to edit video. - The training program helps workers build new capabilities. ## Derived Forms - capernosity - immunocapability - incapability - limited-capability ## Related Forms - capable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *kap- ## Etymology Formed in Modern English as capable + -ity. ## AI Etymology Capability was formed in Modern English as capable + -ity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown