capacity
Synonyms:
adequacy, amplitude, aptitude, capability, competence, complement, cubage, dimensions, endowment, gifts, real estate, talent, volume.
Related Words:
contents, efficiency, extent, facility, measure, power, proportions, quantity, readiness, retention, scope, size, skill, space, strength, sweep.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English capacite < Middle French < Latin capācitāt- (stem of capācitās), equivalent to capāci-, stem of capāx roomy (cap(ere) to hold + -āci- adj. suffix) + -tāt- -ty2. Dictionary 2: C15: from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx spacious, from capere to take. —Dictionary.com * //
First Known Use: Noun: 15th century. Adjective: 1897. History and Etymology: Noun and Adjective: Middle English capacite, from Middle French capacité, from Latin capacitat-, capacitas, from capac-, capax. —Merriam-Webster *
adequacy, amplitude, aptitude, capability, competence, complement, cubage, dimensions, endowment, gifts, real estate, talent, volume.
Related Words:
contents, efficiency, extent, facility, measure, power, proportions, quantity, readiness, retention, scope, size, skill, space, strength, sweep.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English capacite < Middle French < Latin capācitāt- (stem of capācitās), equivalent to capāci-, stem of capāx roomy (cap(ere) to hold + -āci- adj. suffix) + -tāt- -ty2. Dictionary 2: C15: from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx spacious, from capere to take. —Dictionary.com * //
First Known Use: Noun: 15th century. Adjective: 1897. History and Etymology: Noun and Adjective: Middle English capacite, from Middle French capacité, from Latin capacitat-, capacitas, from capac-, capax. —Merriam-Webster *