Capacity Meaning
/kəˈpæs.ɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
nounA measure of such ability; volume.
Sentence Examples
Our factories are working at full capacity.
The hall was filled to capacity.
A fuel tank with a maximum capacity of 50 litres
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The stadium has a seating ____ of 50,000 people for the concert.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The stadium has a seating ____ of over fifty thousand whole people.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin capāx Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin capācitāsder. Old French capacitebor. Middle English capacite English capacity From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from capāx (“able to hold much”), from capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because they are lacking in application. Either they never learn how to work, or, having learned, they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems."
— 1929, Calvin Coolidge, The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, →OCLC, page 171:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The stadium has a seating ____ of 50,000 people for the concert.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The stadium has a seating ____ of over fifty thousand whole people.