Added 9 October 2026
capacity
/kəˈpæsɪti/ noun
In Latin: facultās Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about capacity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Capability to perform or produce.
among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism
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The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment.
the capability of a metal to be fused
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The amount that can be contained.
the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
Origin
From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās (whence -acity), from capāx (“able to hold much”), from capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”).
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