"habile" meaning in All languages combined

See habile on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈhæbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-habile.wav Forms: more habile [comparative], most habile [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English habil, from Old French habile, from Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”), from habeō (“I handle”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|habil}} Middle English habil, {{der|en|fro|habile}} Old French habile, {{der|en|la|habilis||suitable; apt}} Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} habile (comparative more habile, superlative most habile)
  1. Generally able or adroit; handy. Translations (1. Generally able or adroit; handy): умел (umel) (Bulgarian), изкусен (izkusen) (Bulgarian), handlich (German)

Adjective [French]

IPA: /a.bil/ Audio: Fr-habile.ogg Forms: habiles [plural]
Rhymes: -il Etymology: From Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”), from habeō (“to handle”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|habilis||suitable; apt}} Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} habile (plural habiles)
  1. adroit, skillful
    Sense id: en-habile-fr-adj-iCYi3Ztv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. slick, nifty
    Sense id: en-habile-fr-adj-46hDD9S2 Categories (other): French terms with mute h Disambiguation of French terms with mute h: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: habilement, habileté
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0

Adjective [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form}} habile
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of habilis Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: habilis
    Sense id: en-habile-la-adj-42C4ipQz Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective form}} habile
  1. definite natural masculine singular of habil Tags: definite, form-of, masculine, natural, singular Form of: habil
    Sense id: en-habile-sv-adj-~HlQZYcO Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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