capableness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkeɪpəbəlnəs/ UK /ˈkeɪpəbəlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being able or competent Her quiet capableness made her indispensable to the team. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being able... capabilitycompetenceabilityaptitudeproficiencycapacity ↔ Opposites incompetenceincapacityinability Word family Related forms capablecapablycapabilitycapacitate Etymology AI details From capable + -ness. Capable is from French capable, from Late Latin capābilis ('able to grasp or hold'), from Latin capere ('to take, hold'). capābilis la-lat capere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # capableness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkeɪpəbəlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkeɪpəbəlnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being able or competent ## Examples - Her quiet capableness made her indispensable to the team. ## Synonyms - capability - competence - ability - aptitude - proficiency - capacity ## Antonyms - incompetence - incapacity - inability ## Related Forms - capable - capably - capability - capacitate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: capābilis - Root: capere ## Etymology From capable + -ness. Capable is from French capable, from Late Latin capābilis ('able to grasp or hold'), from Latin capere ('to take, hold'). ## AI Etymology Capableness is a noun meaning "the quality of being able or competent". Historically, it is from capable + -ness. Capable is from French capable, from Late Latin capābilis ('able to grasp or hold'), from Latin capere ('to take, hold'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: capableness is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the quality of being able or competent", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin capābilis with Latin capere. Close English family members include capable, capably, capability, and capacitate. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown