"ableness" meaning in English

See ableness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.bl̩.nəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ableness.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ablenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English abilnes; equivalent to able + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abilnes}} Middle English abilnes, {{suffix|en|able|ness}} able + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} ableness (usually uncountable, plural ablenesses)
  1. (uncountable, now rare) Ability of body or mind. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually Synonyms: force, power, vigour
    Sense id: en-ableness-en-noun-szouLR1j
  2. (uncountable, specifically) The degree to which one is abled or disabled. Tags: specifically, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-ableness-en-noun-fms9Dohs
  3. (countable, rare) Something one is able to do. Tags: countable, rare, usually Synonyms: ability, capacity, competency
    Sense id: en-ableness-en-noun-avoiCXRr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 4 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 33 9 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ability, abledness

Inflected forms

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