capable

Speech parts

1. capable - Adjective

2. capable - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a mind capable of nice investigations.

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

Capacious; large; comprehensive.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

able effective efficient qualified competent skillful up to fitted equal to subject open experienced fit skilled adequate
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Antonyms

incapable game green unable slow weak
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Phrases with the word

dual-capable aircraft capable of capable of being touched capable of being divided capable of being repaired capable of being judged

Anagrams

pacable

Examples

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. Joseph Conrad

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving. Albert Einstein

That grief is light which is capable of counsel. Sicilian Proverb

The child is capable of splitting open the snail, not the tortoise. Akan Proverb

In Morocco never be surprised. If you see a donkey flying, just say Allah is capable of anything. Moroccan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

capability of moving capability of survival capability overhang capable instrument capable man capable of