CAPABLENESS

capability, capableness

(noun) the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; “he worked to the limits of his capability”

capability, capableness, potentiality

(noun) an aptitude that may be developed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

capableness (uncountable)

The state or quality of being capable.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca"pa*ble*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being capable; capability; adequateness; competency.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

20 February 2025

INVASION

(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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