capacity

/kəpˈæsəti/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. capability to perform or produce
   “among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism”
2. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
   “the capability of a metal to be fused”
3. the amount that can be contained
   “the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons”
4. the maximum production possible
   “the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity”
5. a specified function
   “he was employed in the capacity of director”
6. (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”
7. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
8. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
9. tolerance for alcohol
   “he had drunk beyond his capacity”

Synonyms for capacity

• capability
• content
• capacitance
• electrical capacity
• mental ability

Antonyms of capacity

• incapacity

Words that rhyme with capacity

• opacity
• audacity
• incapacity
• voracity
• overcapacity