capacity vs capableness

capableness vs capacity

capacity and capableness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, capableness is a hypernym of capacity; that is, capableness is a word with a broader meaning than capacity:

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

Other hypernyms of capacity include capability.

capacity (noun)	capableness (noun)
the maximum production possible	the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
a specified function	an aptitude that may be developed
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 capacity and capableness

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