the quality of being capable; capacity; ability: His capability was unquestionable.
2.
the ability to undergo or be affected by a given treatment or action: the capability of glass in resisting heat.
3.
Usually, capabilities.qualities, abilities, features, etc., that can be used or developed; potential: Though dilapidated, the house has great capabilities.
Origin: 1580–90; (< Middle French capabilité) < Late Latin capābili(s) capable + -ty2
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.