Antonyms for capacity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh-pas-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈpæs ɪ ti |
Definition of capacity
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French capacité "ability to hold" (15c.), from Latin capacitatem (nominative capacitas) "breadth, capacity, capability of holding much," noun of state from capax (genitive capacis) "able to hold much," from capere "to take" (see capable). Meaning "largest audience a place can hold" is 1908.
- noun volume; limit of volume held
- noun ability; competency
- I have an abiding faith in their capacity, integrity and high purpose.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Be it considered, also, that men often overestimate their capacity for evil.
- Extract from : « Fancy's Show-Box (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It is not a question of His giving, but of my capacity to take.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- In growth all is adjusted to capacity; it is not meant to shock, force, or frighten.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- There is a fascination in this view in its capacity for change.
- Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
- The truth is I haven't got it in me—the capacity to succeed.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Her voice sank, in awe of herself and her own capacity for passionate emotion.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- But in the first capacity, my love, she may find people who can match her.'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Why is the existing exploiting society not able to call forth all this capacity?
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- Man, finite and limited in capacity, could therefore never expiate it.
- Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
Synonyms for capacity
- accommodation
- adequacy
- amplitude
- aptitude
- aptness
- bent
- brains
- bulk
- burden
- caliber
- capability
- cleverness
- compass
- competence
- contents
- dimensions
- efficiency
- expanse
- extent
- facility
- faculty
- forte
- full
- genius
- gift
- holding ability
- holding power
- inclination
- intelligence
- knack
- latitude
- magnitude
- mass
- measure
- might
- power
- proportions
- qualification
- quantity
- range
- reach
- readiness
- retention
- room
- scope
- size
- skill
- space
- spread
- standing room only
- stature
- strength
- sufficiency
- sweep
- talent
- the goods
- up to it
- what it takes
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