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Definition of capacity

capacity

/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/
ca · pac · i · ty
Plural:capacities
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Adjective:capacitative
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capacity Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

The maximum amount or number that can be contained, accommodated, or produced by a container, space, or facility.

Example

"The concert hall was filled to its maximum capacity of two thousand people."

2

The innate or acquired ability, power, or potential to do, experience, or understand something.

Example

"Children have an extraordinary capacity for learning new languages quickly."

3

A specified role, position, duty, or legal status in which a person acts or functions.

Example

"She attended the board meeting in her official capacity as legal counsel."

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• Rhymes for capacity

• Nearby Words

capable
capably
capacitor
capacity
cape
cape buffalo
cape centipede eater

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the 15th century from Middle French capacité, from Latin capacitas ('breadth, ability to hold'), derived from capax ('able to hold much'), from the verb capere ('to take or hold').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Capacity. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/capacity
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