capable
having power and ability; efficient; competent: a capable instructor.
Idioms about capable
capable of,
having the ability or capacity for: a man capable of judging art.
open to the influence or effect of; susceptible of: a situation capable of improvement.
predisposed to; inclined to: capable of murder.
Origin of capable
1synonym study For capable
Other words for capable
Other words from capable
- ca·pa·ble·ness, noun
- ca·pa·bly, adverb
- o·ver·ca·pa·ble, adjective
- qua·si-ca·pa·ble, adjective
- qua·si-ca·pa·bly, adverb
- su·per·ca·pa·ble, adjective
- su·per·ca·pa·ble·ness, noun
- su·per·ca·pa·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for capable
/ (ˈkeɪpəbəl) /
having ability, esp in many different fields; competent
(postpositive foll by of) able or having the skill (to do something): she is capable of hard work
(postpositive foll by of) having the temperament or inclination (to do something): he seemed capable of murder
Origin of capable
1Derived forms of capable
- capableness, noun
- capably, adverb
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