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1[ ey-buhl ]
adjective
abler, ablest.
- having necessary power, skill, resources, or qualifications; qualified:
able to lift a two-hundred-pound weight; able to write music; able to travel widely; able to vote.
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Antonyms:
- having unusual or superior intelligence, skill, etc.:
an able leader.
Synonyms: , , ,
- showing talent, skill, or knowledge:
an able speech.
Synonyms:
- legally empowered, qualified, or authorized.
noun
- Usually Able. a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
-able
2- a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,†associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin ( laudable ); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition to stems of any origin ( teachable; photographable ).
-able
1suffix forming adjectives
- capable of, suitable for, or deserving of (being acted upon as indicated)
separable
enjoyable
pitiable
washable
readable
- inclined to; given to; able to; causing
comfortable
variable
reasonable
able
2/ ˈ±ðɪ²úÉ™±ô /
adjective
- postpositive having the necessary power, resources, skill, time, opportunity, etc, to do something
able to swim
- capable; competent; talented
an able teacher
- law qualified, competent, or authorized to do some specific act
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Derived Forms
- -ably, suffix:forming_adverbs
- -ability, suffix:forming_nouns
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Çv±ð°ù·²¹î€ƒb±ô±ð adjective
- ´Çv±ð°ù·²¹î€ƒb·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of able1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin habilis “handy,†equivalent to ³ó²¹²ú(ŧ°ù±ð) “to have, hold†+ -ilis adjective suffix; -ile
Origin of able2
Middle English < Old French < Latin -Äå²ú¾±±ô¾±²õ, equivalent to -Äå- final vowel of 1st conjugation v. stems + -bilis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of able1
via Old French from Latin -Äå²ú¾±±ô¾±²õ, -Ä«²ú¾±±ô¾±²õ, forms of -bilis, adjectival suffix
Origin of able2
C14: ultimately from Latin habilis easy to hold, manageable, apt, from ³ó²¹²úŧ°ù±ð to have, hold + -ilis -ile
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Synonym Study
Able, capable, competent all mean possessing adequate power for doing something. Able implies power equal to effort required: able to finish in time. Capable implies power to meet or fulfill ordinary requirements: a capable worker. Competent suggests power to meet demands in a completely satisfactory manner: a competent nurse.
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