capableness - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"ability - the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment executability - capable of being executed; "the job is executable for two million dollars"; "this contract is not executable" capacity - ability to perform or produce overkill - the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required |