Capacity
If someone has a particular capacity, a capacity for something, or a capacity to do something, they have the qualities required to do it. Capacity is a more formal word than ability.
The capacity of a building, place, or vehicle is the number of people or things that it can hold. If a place is filled to capacity, it is as full as it can possibly be.
• Participants said the city''s main square was filled to capacity. capacity to do something • That all living creatures possess a capacity to learn is apparent from the way they find their way
CAPACITY meaning: 1 : the ability to hold or contain people or things usually singular; 2 : the largest amount or number that can be held or contained
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