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abled

3 4.5
Not having a disability
  • adjective
  • /ˈeɪbld/
translation icon : capaz
  • People who are abled can often perform tasks that those with disabilities may find challenging.
  • differently abled

We had a young boxer, the most technically abled boxer I've ever been in the ring with, and I'll shit you not.

Examples

  • I hope and pray that his life is an example to all (abled and disabled) as a life truly lived.

    Blog text (21)

  • I got out of school and started my practice because I'm differently abled than other people.

  • I also thought that the general, abled-body public should learn a bit about those things too.

    Blog text (11)

  • Take a step back and ask yourself this question: How many differently-abled persons work at your organization?

    Blog text (26)

  • Sensitize the workforce about the possibilities and capabilities of those who are slightly differently abled than the rest of us.

    Blog text (26)

  • I've been the administrator of the Southern California Sherman Institute for Differently Abled Children for six years.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • StepOne provides a match between the needs of a corporation: short or long term; and those of the capabilities of a differently-abled individual.

    Blog text (26)

  • The organization aims to support abled individuals in their professional endeavors.

  • Being abled means having the physical and mental capabilities to engage in everyday activities.

Synonyms

able
vsabled
∞ 1.0

Having the skill or power to do something

focuses on possessing abilities themselves rather than chance or opportunity
capable
vsabled
945 1.4

Able to do something well because of skill or training

describes having general mental or physical abilities, not just task skills
able-bodied
vsabled
30 4.2

A person who is physically strong and healthy

includes both mental and physical abilities rather than only physical strength
nondisabled
vsabled
1 3.5

Having no long-term physical or mental problem that limits daily life

focuses on having abilities rather than naming an absence

Antonyms

disabled
259 2.3

Having a long-term physical or mental condition that limits movement and daily activities

How Able

exceptional
129 4.1
skilled
172 3.5
capable
945 1.4
abled
3 4.5
limited
162 2.0
disabled
259 2.3

Surface Forms

abled positive

Morphology

abled = able (transparent) = able + ed

Formed by adding the adjective/past-participial suffix '-ed' to 'able' meaning 'having ability', which an average learner can derive.

Etymology

Abled comes from the common word able, which comes from the Latin root habere meaning 'to have' and is related to words like ability and enable. So to be abled is to 'have' the usual physical or mental powers, which is why we use it as the opposite of 'disabled'.