capability vs capacity

capacity vs capability

capability and capacity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capability	Yes	No	No	No
capacity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, capacity is a hyponym of capability; that is, capacity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than capability:

capability: the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
capacity: capability to perform or produce

Other hyponyms of capability include associability, associableness, defensibility, executability, military capability, military posture, military strength, posture, strength, operating capability, performance capability, overkill, programmability.

As nouns, capability and capacity are synonyms defined as:

capability and capacity: the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

capability (noun)	capacity (noun)
the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally	the maximum production possible
an aptitude that may be developed	a specified function
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment	capability to perform or produce
	tolerance for alcohol
	the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
	an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
	the amount that can be contained
	(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
	the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

Difference between capability and capacity

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.