Capacity

//kəˈpæ.sɪ.ti//

Synonyms for "capacity" (309 found)

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Strong matches (93)

Related words (154)

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Translations

163 translations across 42 languages.

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Albanian

3 entries
  • kapacitet noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • kapacitet noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • nxënësi noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Arabic

1 entries
  • سِعَة noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • qisim noun (the position in which one functions)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • зда́тнасць noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • здо́льнасць noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • кампетэ́нтнасць noun (the position in which one functions)
  • пако́ўнасць noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Bengali

2 entries
  • আওকাত noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • আওকাত noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • क्षमता noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • вмести́мост noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • капаците́т noun (electrical capacitance)
  • капаците́т noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • компете́нтност noun (the position in which one functions)

Catalan

2 entries
  • capacitat noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • capacitat noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 容量 noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Danish

1 entries
  • kapacitet noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Dutch

4 entries
  • capaciteit noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • capaciteit noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • capaciteiten noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • hoedanigheid noun (the position in which one functions)

Finnish

4 entries
  • asema noun (the position in which one functions)
  • kapasitanssi noun (electrical capacitance)
  • kapasiteetti noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • kapasiteetti noun (legal authority)

French

3 entries
  • capacité noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • capacité noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • qualité noun (the position in which one functions)

Galician

3 entries
  • capacidade noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • capacidade noun (electrical capacitance)
  • capacidade noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

German

3 entries
  • Befugnis noun (legal authority)
  • Fähigkeit noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • Kapazität noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Greek

4 entries
  • απόδοση noun (the maximum that can be produced)
  • θέση noun (the position in which one functions)
  • ιδιότητα noun (the position in which one functions)
  • ικανότητα noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • יכולת noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • כושר noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)

Hindi

4 entries
  • क्षमता noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • क्षमता noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • क्षमता noun (the maximum that can be produced)
  • धारिता noun (electrical capacitance)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • jogképesség noun (legal authority)
  • kapacitás noun (the maximum that can be produced)
  • képesség noun (legal authority)
  • minőség noun (the position in which one functions)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kapasitas noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Irish

2 entries
  • acmhainn noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • feidhmeannas noun (the position in which one functions)

Italian

4 entries
  • capacità noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • capacità noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • capacità noun (the maximum that can be produced)
  • capienza noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 容量 noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Korean

4 entries
  • 능력 noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • 법적강권 noun (legal authority)
  • 생산력 noun (the maximum that can be produced)
  • 수용력 noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Latin

2 entries
  • capācitās noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • facultās noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)

Malay

3 entries
  • isian noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • kapasiti noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • muatan noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • чадвар noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)

Māori

3 entries
  • kītanga noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • kītanga noun (the maximum that can be produced)
  • āheitanga noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • kapasitet noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • kapasitet noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • kapasitet noun (the maximum that can be produced)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • kapasitet noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • kapasitet noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • kapasitet noun (the maximum that can be produced)

Occitan

2 entries
  • capacitat noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • capacitat noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Polish

4 entries
  • pojemność noun (electrical capacitance)
  • pojemność noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • stanowisko noun (the position in which one functions)
  • zdolność noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • capacidade noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • capacidade noun (electrical capacitance)
  • capacidade noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • capacidade noun (the maximum that can be produced)

Romanian

4 entries
  • capacitate noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • capacitate noun (electrical capacitance)
  • capacitate noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • capacitate noun (the maximum that can be produced)

Russian

4 entries
  • вмести́мость noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • компете́нтность noun (the position in which one functions)
  • правоспосо́бность noun (legal authority)
  • производи́тельность noun (the maximum that can be produced)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • nosivost noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • sposobnost noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)

Spanish

4 entries
  • aforo noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • cabida noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • cabimiento noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • capacidad noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)

Swedish

4 entries
  • befogenhet noun (legal authority)
  • kapacitet noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • kapacitet noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • kapacitet noun (the maximum that can be produced)

Telugu

1 entries
  • సామర్థ్యం noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Turkish

4 entries
  • kabiliyet noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • kapasite noun (electrical capacitance)
  • kapasite noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)
  • salahiyet noun (legal authority)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • зда́тність noun (capability; the ability to perform some task)
  • компете́нтність noun (the position in which one functions)
  • компете́нція noun (the position in which one functions)
  • мі́сткість noun (the ability to hold, receive, or absorb)

Urdu

1 entries
  • حَیثِیَت noun (the position in which one functions)

Sample sentences

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Our factories are working at full capacity.

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The economic strength of a country lies not alone in its ability to produce, but also in its capacity to consume.

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The hall was filled to capacity.

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Mr Brown was acting in the capacity of ambassador.

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