| capability | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. capability, capableness | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally.; "he worked to the limits of his capability" |
| ~ associability, associableness | the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought. |
| ~ ability | the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment. |
| ~ defensibility | capability of being defended.; "they built their castles with an eye to their defensibility"; "client complaints create a felt need for the defensibility of individual actions" |
| ~ executability | capability of being executed.; "the job is executable for two million dollars"; "this contract is not executable" |
| ~ capacity | capability to perform or produce.; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth" |
| ~ military capability, military posture, military strength, strength, posture | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war.; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" |
| ~ operating capability, performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended. |
| ~ overkill | the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required. |
| n. (state) | 2. capability, capacity | the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment.; "the capability of a metal to be fused" |
| ~ resistance | the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents.; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog" |
| ~ susceptibility, susceptibleness | the state of being susceptible; easily affected. |
| ~ activity | (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction.; "catalytic activity" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. capability, capableness, potentiality | an aptitude that may be developed. |
| ~ aptitude | inherent ability. |
| ~ perfectibility | the capability of becoming perfect.; "he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man" |
| ~ grasp, compass, reach, range | the limit of capability.; "within the compass of education" |
| ~ imperfectibility | the capability of becoming imperfect. |
| competence | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. competence, competency | the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually. |
| ~ fitness | the quality of being qualified. |
| ~ linguistic competence | (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance). |
| ~ proficiency | the quality of having great facility and competence. |
| ~ ability | the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment. |
| faculty | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. faculty, mental faculty, module | one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind. |
| ~ ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" |
| ~ attention | the faculty or power of mental concentration.; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention" |
| ~ language, speech | the mental faculty or power of vocal communication.; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" |
| ~ retentiveness, retentivity, retention, memory | the power of retaining and recalling past experience.; "he had a good memory when he was younger" |
| ~ intellect, reason, understanding | the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination.; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" |
| ~ sensory faculty, sentiency, sentience, sense, sensation | the faculty through which the external world is apprehended.; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" |
| ~ volition, will | the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention.; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt" |
| n. (group) | 2. faculty, staff | the body of teachers and administrators at a school.; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" |
| ~ body | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" |
| ~ school | an educational institution.; "the school was founded in 1900" |
| ~ prof, professor | someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university. |
| qualification | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. making, qualification | an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something.; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" |
| ~ fitness, fittingness | the quality of being suitable.; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" |
| ~ eligibility | the quality or state of being eligible.; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan" |
| ~ ineligibility | the quality or state of being ineligible. |
| n. (act) | 2. qualification | the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea.; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform" |
| ~ revision, alteration | the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification).; "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" |
| n. (communication) | 3. qualification, reservation | a statement that limits or restricts some claim.; "he recommended her without any reservations" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ fine print, small print | the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type.; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print" |
| ~ weasel word | an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion. |
| efficient | | |
| adj. | 1. efficient | being effective without wasting time or effort or expense.; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" |
| ~ competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient.; "a competent typist" |
| ~ effective, effectual, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" |
| ~ businesslike | exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business. |
| ~ cost-effective, cost-efficient | productive relative to the cost. |
| ~ economical, economic | using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness.; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time" |
| ~ expeditious | marked by speed and efficiency. |
| ~ high-octane | used of gasoline; having a high octane number. |
| ~ streamlined | made efficient by stripping off nonessentials.; "short streamlined meetings"; "a streamlined hiring process" |
| adj. | 2. effective, efficient | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively.; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" |
| ~ competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient.; "a competent typist" |
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