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Capacity
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Capacity
/kəˈpæsəti/
The maximum amount that something can contain or the ability to do something.
Synonyms:
capability
volume
ability
competence
limit
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
I admire Zwonimir's
capacities
.
"The hall was filled to
capacity
.
He always displayed a ridiculous distrust of my
capacities
.
Etymology:
From Middle English
capacite
, from Latin
capacitas
, from
capax
meaning
able to contain, large
, from
capio
meaning
to take, hold
.
Usage Statistics:
46 mentions per 1 million words
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