noun / adjective
capital
A letter in its uppercase form.
She begins the sentence with a large capital letter.
Etymology
Latin caput means head. The idea of a leading or principal letter connects capital with the prominent letter placed at the head of a sentence or name.
More examples
- The sign uses capitals throughout.
- Names normally begin with a capital.
- He changes the lowercase heading to capitals.
Forms
capital · capitals
Similar words
- uppercase
- Specifically describes the same letter case in printing and computing.
- initial
- The first letter of a word, regardless of case.