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capacità

Definitions of capacità
  1. noun
    the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
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    types:
    adattabilità
    the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
    sensibilità, sensitività, sentire
    the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
    bravura, competenza, destrezza, maestria, perizia, pratica
    the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
    flessibilità
    the quality of being adaptable or variable
    cedevolezza
    adaptability of mind or character
    type of:
    attributo, qualità
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  2. noun
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
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    antonyms:
    inabilità, incapacità
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
    examples:
    marziano
    imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
    Psiche
    (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
    Ercole
    (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
    Pandora
    (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
    argonauta
    (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
    Achille
    a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
    Johannes Faust
    an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
    Pantalone
    a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man
    primo attore
    the principal character in a work of fiction
    types:
    know-how
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
    attitudine
    inherent ability
    portata
    the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
    creatività
    the ability to create
    comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento, mente
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
    lepidezza, spirito
    mental ability
    genialità, genio, ingegno, talento
    unusual mental ability
    precocità
    intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
    acerbità
    a quick and penetrating intelligence
    accortezza, astuzia, avvedutezza, furberia, perspicacia, sagacità, scaltrezza
    intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
    intuito, intuizione, istinto, sensibilità, sesto senso
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
    concepimento, ideazione, immaginazione, visus
    the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
    congegno, innovazione, novità
    the creation of something in the mind
    arte, mestiere, tecnica
    skill in an occupation or trade
    affiatamento, comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento, mente, ragione
    the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
    senso
    the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
    forza di volontà, volontà
    the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
    metodica, metodo, metodologia, sistema, strategia, tattica
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
    previsione, pronostico
    the power to foresee the future
    type of:
    cognizione, sapere
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  3. noun
    a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
    synonyms: capienza, tenuta
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    types:
    centilitro
    a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
    litro
    a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
    chilolitro, litro cubo
    a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
    type of:
    unità di misura
    any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
  4. noun
    the amount that can be contained
    synonyms: capienza
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    type of:
    volume
    the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
  5. noun
    spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building)
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    type of:
    grandezza, grossezza, mole
    the property of having a relatively great size
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