Capacity
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: filling the allotted space
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the ability to hold, receive or absorb a measure of such ability; volume the maximum amount that can be held capability; the ability to perform some task the maximum that can be produced mental ability; the power to learn faculty; the potential for growth and development rôle; the position in which one functions legal authority (to make an arrest for example) electrical capacitance The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
Example sentence: For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
Capability
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The power or ability to generate an outcome.
Example sentence: The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications are automatically ingested without targeting. If I wanted to see your emails or your wife's phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards.