Definition of CAPABILITY

capability

Meanings

Plural: capabilities

Noun

  • the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
    • "he worked to the limits of his capability"
  • the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
    • "the capability of a metal to be fused"
  • an aptitude that may be developed
  • The power or ability to generate an outcome.
  • A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.

Origin / Etymology

Formed in Modern English as capable + -ity.

Scrabble Score: 19

capability is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
capability is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
capability is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

capability is a valid Words With Friends word