capability

Definition

  • noun: the ability to do something
  • noun: the quality or state of being 'capable'
  • often plural
  • synonyms: capacity, capableness, skill

Examples

  • The country's military 'capability' is unclear. [=the country's ability to fight a war is unclear]

  • The country does not have 'nuclear capability'. [=does not have nuclear weapons]

  • The device has the 'capability' of recording two television channels at once.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) her cousin. Charmed. See, when the Yankees marched through Alabama, they tried to destroy our metal-formin' capabilities by placin' barrels of powder underneath the anvils. Of course, all that managed to do was blow 'em sky-high (..)
    2002 Sweet Home Alabama