capacity
noun
the ability to receive or contain.
capacities
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pluralof capacity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Free from drugs and violence, and with treatment for mental illness, they discover spirituality and their creative capacities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
We are building capacities on the Red Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"Understanding how non-human animals responded to death provides insight into their emotional lives, social bonds, and cognitive capacities."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Those who have created these technologies are now increasingly warning that AI risks developing darker capacities - perhaps even to take life," the King told the executives.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
These extraordinary capacities of life have been ignored by the practitioners of chemical control who have brought to their task no “high-minded orientation,” no humility before the vast forces with which they tamper.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
