Capable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Capable \Ca"pa*ble\, a. [F. capable, LL. capabilis capacious,
     capable, fr. L. caper to take, contain. See {Heave}.]
     1. Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility;
        having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a
        room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable
        of resisting a long assault.


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              Concious of joy and capable of pain.  --Prior.
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     2. Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully
        competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a
        mind capable of nice investigations.
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              More capable to discourse of battles than to give
              them.                                 --Motley.
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     3. Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of
        making a contract, or a will.
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     4. Capacious; large; comprehensive. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     Note: Capable is usually followed by of, sometimes by an
           infinitive.
  
     Syn: Able; competent; qualified; fitted; efficient;
          effective; skillful.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  capable
       adj 1: (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability;
              "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable
              of walking on two feet" [ant: {incapable}]
       2:  possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of
          misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue
          open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and
          players and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: {open},
           {subject}]
       3: (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination
          for; "no one believed her capable of murder" [ant: {incapable}]
       4: having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task";
          "the work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: {adequate
          to(p)}, {equal to(p)}, {up to(p)}]
       5: have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able
          teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young
          as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable" [syn: {able}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "capable":
     able, accomplished, adapted, adept, adequate, adjusted, apt,
     au fait, capable of, checked out, clever, competent, disposed to,
     effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, equal to, expert,
     fit, fitted, fitted for, gifted, good, inclined to, journeyman,
     masterful, masterly, predisposed to, productive, proficient,
     proper, qualified, skilled, suited, talented, up to, up to snuff,
     well-fitted, well-qualified, well-suited, wicked, worthy