capable
[ key-puh-buhl ]
/ ˈkeɪ pə bəl /
adjective
having power and ability; efficient; competent: a capable instructor.
Idioms for capable
- having the ability or capacity for: a man capable of judging art.
- open to the influence or effect of; susceptible of: a situation capable of improvement.
- predisposed to; inclined to: capable of murder.
capable of,
Origin of capable
synonym study for capable
1. See
able.
OTHER WORDS FROM capable
Words nearby capable
cap.,
cap. moll.,
capa,
capability,
capablanca,
capable,
capacious,
capacitance,
capacitate,
capacitation,
capacitive
Example sentences from the Web for capable
British Dictionary definitions for capable
capable
/ (ˈkeɪpəbəl) /
adjective
having ability, esp in many different fields; competent
(postpositive foll by of)
able or having the skill (to do something)
she is capable of hard work
(postpositive foll by of)
having the temperament or inclination (to do something)
he seemed capable of murder
Derived forms of capable
capableness, noun capably, adverbWord Origin for capable
C16: from French, from Late Latin
capābilis able to take in, from Latin
capere to take