role vs capacity

capacity vs role

role and capacity both are nouns.

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

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

role: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
capacity: a specified function

Other hyponyms of role include hat, portfolio, lieu, place, position, stead, second fiddle.

role (noun)	capacity (noun)
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group	the maximum production possible
normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting	a specified function
what something is used for	capability to perform or produce
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play	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 role and capacity

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