CAPABLE

capable

(adjective) (usually followed by ‘of’) having capacity or ability; “capable of winning”; “capable of hard work”; “capable of walking on two feet”

capable

(adjective) (followed by ‘of’) having the temperament or inclination for; “no one believed her capable of murder”

able, capable

(adjective) have the skills and qualifications to do things well; “able teachers”; “a capable administrator”; “children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable”

capable, open, subject

(adjective) possibly accepting or permitting; “a passage capable of misinterpretation”; “open to interpretation”; “an issue open to question”; “the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

capable (comparative more capable, superlative most capable)

Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

(obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.

Synonyms

• See also skillful

Antonyms

• incapable

Anagrams

• pacable

Source: Wiktionary

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Ca"pa*ble, a. Etym: [F. capable, LL. capabilis capacious, capable, fr. L. caper to take, contain. See Heave.]

1. Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable of resisting a long assault. Concious of jou and capable of pain. Prior.

2. Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a mind capable of nice investigations. More capable to discourse of battles than to give them. Motley.

3. Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of making a contract, or a will.

4. Capacious; large; comprehensive. [Obs.] Shak.

Note: Capable is usually followed by of, sometimes by an infinitive.

Syn.

– Able; competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; skillful.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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