1. capacity - Noun
2. capacity - Adjective
The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.
The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling.
Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.
Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.
Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency.
Source: Webster's dictionaryGenius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. Ezra Pound
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired. Plautus
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. Aldous Huxley
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. Warren Bennis
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. Dutch Proverb