Capacity and Stuff

Capacity

Capacity noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

Usage example: not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math

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Stuff and capacity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stuff" instead a noun "Capacity".

Stuff noun - A skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job.

Usage example: a guy who has the stuff it takes to be head of a major corporation

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Capacity and stuff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capacity" instead a noun "Stuff".

Nearby Words: stuffy, stuffed, stuffing, stuffiness

good	good capacity	good stuff
physical	physical capacity	physical stuff
better	better capacity	better stuff
similar	similar capacity	similar stuff
Other adjectives: normal, usual, small, actual, real, serious, little, impressive, new, minor, extra, amazing, magical.

In a similar vein, duck tape is a possible case; it's unclear if the stuff's name originated as "duct tape" or "duck tape", though it definitely shouldn't be used in the capacity the former suggests.

Source: Brand Name Takeover
High capacity reactors skirt the dangerous levels where stuff surrounding it can catch fire and even turn blocks around into lava blocks.

Source: No OSHA Compliance
To what degree his bad behavior stems from this instead of straightforward addiction is impossible to determine; he never seems to approach outright Transhuman Treachery, and he demonstrated a capacity for being dangerously obsessive before he started on the stuff.

Source: Psycho Serum

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