"abled" meaning in English

See abled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeɪ.bl̩d/ [US] Forms: more abled [comparative], most abled [superlative]
Etymology: Back-formation from disabled. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|disabled}} Back-formation from disabled Head templates: {{en-adj}} abled (comparative more abled, superlative most abled)
  1. (in combination) Having a range of physical powers as specified. Tags: in-compounds Derived forms: abledness, differently abled, interabled, otherly abled, transabled Translations (Translations): valide (Dutch), capabil (Romanian), în stare (Romanian), capacitado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-abled-en-adj-J3jyCkyl Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.bl̩d/ [US] Forms: ableds [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from disabled. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|disabled}} Back-formation from disabled Head templates: {{en-noun}} abled (plural ableds)
  1. (among disabled people) A person who has no disability.
    Sense id: en-abled-en-noun-jZtg-TTJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈeɪ.bl̩d/ [US]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} abled
  1. simple past and past participle of able Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: able
    Sense id: en-abled-en-verb-4yCLFX7L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 6 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for abled meaning in English (3.3kB)

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