different between licensed vs capable

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la?sn?st/
• Hyphenation: li?censed

Adjective

licensed (not comparable)

1. (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)

   Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.

   1. (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol

      The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.

2. (of an activity) authorized by licence

   Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.

   1. (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.

      Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.

Antonyms

• unlicensed

Hyponyms

• GPL-licensed
• tri-licensed

Related terms

Translations

Verb

licensed

1. simple past tense and past participle of license

See also

• licenced

Anagrams

• declines, silenced

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capable, from Late Latin cap?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ke?p?bl?/

Adjective

capable (comparative more capable, superlative most capable)

1. Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

2. (obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:skillful

Antonyms

• incapable

Derived terms

• capability (noun)

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “capable”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• pacable

French

Etymology

From Latin capabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.pabl/

Adjective

capable (plural capables)

1. able, capable

See also

• cap'

Further reading

• “capable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).