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Capacity vs. Ability
Capacity
/kəˈpæsəti/Examples:
I admire Zwonimir's capacities."The hall was filled to capacity.He always displayed a ridiculous distrust of my capacities.
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This word has no antonymsAbility
/əˈbɪləti/Examples:
The countess appeared to have a flattering idea of my abilities.My client is a man of rare financial ability.Cowperwood's innate financial ability did not reassure Stener in this hour.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Capacity is more about the potential volume or the level something can reach, like a containers size or a persons possible learning potential.
- Ability refers to the actual skill or competence someone has at something right now or over time.
- Think of capacity as how much you can hold or contain, while ability is what you can do or accomplish.
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