Definitions for capabilities

capabilities ca·pa·bil·i·ty

Spelling: [key-puh-bil-i-tee]
IPA: /ˌkeɪ pəˈbɪl ɪ ti/

Capabilities is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 974 anagrams from letters in capabilities (aabceiiilpst).

Definitions for capabilities

noun

  1. the quality of being capable; capacity; ability:
  2. the ability to undergo or be affected by a given treatment or action:
  3. Usually, capabilities. qualities, abilities, features, etc., that can be used or developed; potential:

Origin of capabilities

1580-90; (Middle French capabilité) Late Latin capābili(s) capable + -ty2

Examples for capabilities

He sees at once the capabilities of a tale, but he will not use it except he may do with it what he pleases.

They are strangely suggestive of the capabilities of the art.

All the Americans, from FDR down, underestimated the capabilities of their adversary, and exaggerated their own.

He would have been the last to blame her for this; her estimate of his capabilities was like his own, that was all.

What is fascinating about this list isn't just that it tells us what capabilities U.S. special operations forces want.

His capabilities may be small or great; if he but use them all, he is a success.

He was daily growing to have a higher opinion of her wisdom and capabilities.

They, too, would be acutely nervous about revealing the capabilities of their assets.

In short, we would make it clear to the world and the potential recruits that ISIS has fatally overstepped its capabilities.

He added: “The assets and capabilities we wanted were there to ensure we could deal with any threat, any eventuality.”

Word Value for capabilities
Scrable

18

Words with friends

22

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