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propensity

English

Etymology

From propense (inclined, disposed) +? -ity, the former from Latin pr?pensus, perfect passive participle of pr?pende?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p???p?ns?ti/

Noun

propensity (countable and uncountable, plural propensities)

  1. An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
    • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lecture I:
      To the psychologist the religious propensities of man must be at least as interesting as any other of the facts pertaining to his mental constitution. It would seem, therefore, that, as a psychologist, the natural thing for me would be to invite you to a descriptive survey of those religious propensities.

Synonyms

  • proclivity, propension, predilection, see also Thesaurus:predilection

Related terms

  • propense

Translations

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capacity

English

Etymology

From Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin cap?cit?s, from capax (able to hold much), from capi? (to hold, to contain, to take, to understand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??pæs?ti/

Noun

capacity (countable and uncountable, plural capacities)

  1. The ability to hold, receive or absorb
  2. A measure of such ability; volume
  3. The maximum amount that can be held
    It was hauling a capacity load.
    The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.
  4. Capability; the ability to perform some task
  5. The maximum that can be produced.
  6. Mental ability; the power to learn
  7. A faculty; the potential for growth and development
  8. A role; the position in which one functions
  9. Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
  10. Electrical capacitance.
  11. (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
    Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.

Synonyms

  • throughput
  • See also Thesaurus:skill

Derived terms

  • capac
  • capacitance
  • capacitate
  • capacitive
  • capacitation
  • capacitor

Translations

References

  • capacity at OneLook Dictionary Search

Adjective

capacity

  1. Filling the allotted space.
    There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game.
    • 2012, August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal
      At an overcast Eton Dorney, roared on by a capacity crowd including Prince Harry and Prince William, the volume rose as they entered the final stages.

Related terms

  • capacious

Further reading

  • capacity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • capacity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • capacity at OneLook Dictionary Search

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