capacity

capacity is a 8-letter English word with 14 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.
2. noun. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.; the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty; capability of undestanding or feeling.
3. noun. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.
4. noun. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter.
5. noun. Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency.
6. noun. a specified function

   "he was employed in the capacity of director"

   "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"

7. noun. the maximum production possible

   "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"

8. noun. tolerance for alcohol

   "he had drunk beyond his capacity"

9. noun. capability to perform or produce

   "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"

   "limited runway capacity"

10. noun. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
11. noun. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

    Synonyms: capacitance

12. noun. (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive

    "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"

13. noun. the amount that can be contained

    "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"

    Synonyms: content

14. noun. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

    "the capability of a metal to be fused"

    Synonyms: capability

Synonyms

capacitance, content, capability

Common word forms

capacities

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