able
Meaning of able
- having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something.
he was able to read Greek at the age of eight
they would never be able to afford such a big house
- having considerable skill, proficiency, or intelligence.
the dancers were technically very able
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘easy to use, suitable’): from Old French hable, from Latin habilis ‘handy’, from habere ‘to hold’.
suffix- (forming adjectives) able to be.
calculable
- (forming adjectives) to be.
payable
- (forming adjectives) subject to.
taxable
- (forming adjectives) relevant to or in accordance with.
fashionable
- (forming adjectives) having the quality to.
suitable
comfortable
from French -able or Latin -abilis ; originally found in words only from these forms but later used to form adjectives directly from English verbs ending in -ate, e.g. educable from educate ; subsequently used to form adjectives from verbs of all types (influenced by the unrelated word able), e.g. bearable, saleable .
Information about able
- The plural form of able is: ables.
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Hyphenation of able
able
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- able is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
able synonyms
Meaning capable:
Meaning having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level:
Meaning quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent:
Meaning exceptionally clever or talented:
Meaning having a natural aptitude or skill for something:
Meaning having or showing skill:
Meaning based on or proceeding from the ability to do something well:
Meaning highly trained or skilled in a particular activity:
Meaning having exceptional talent or natural ability:
Meaning showing great skill; very accomplished:
Meaning a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit:
Meaning having or involving a great deal of knowledge or skill in a particular area:
Meaning competent or skilled in doing or using something:
Meaning quick to learn:
Meaning skilled at doing or dealing with a specified thing:
Meaning clever or skilful:
Meaning very skilled or proficient at something:
Meaning officially recognized as being trained to perform a particular job; certified:
Meaning having the requisite qualities or skills to undertake something competently:
Meaning right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation:
Meaning (of a person) efficient and capable:
Meaning (of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense:
Meaning successful in producing a desired or intended result:
Meaning very clever or ingenious:
able antonyms
Meaning not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully:
Meaning unable to do or achieve (something):
Meaning having or showing no skill; clumsy:
Translation of able
- German: befähigt, fähig, kapabel, imstande, kompetent
- French: capable, apte
- Italian: grado, competente, capace
- Portuguese: capaz
- Spanish: capaz, apto, apta, competente
Anagrams of able
Abel, abel, albe, Bael, Bale, bale, Beal, beal, Bela, bela, blae, blea, Elba, Labe
Words that rhyme with able
absorbable, adsorbable, ascribable, bable, bioabsorbable, bioresorbable, bombable, bribable, circumscribable, climbable, clubable, clubbable, crumbable, curbable, describable, equiprobable, grabbable, imperturbable, imprescribable, improbable, indescribable, indisturbable, inscribable, mobable, mobbable, nonabsorbable, nonclimbable, nondescribable, nonperturbable, nonprobable, perturbable, plumbable, prescribable, probable, proscribable, resorbable, scribable, scrubbable, snubbable, sorbable, subscribable, superimprobable, transcribable, tubbable, unabsorbable, unascribable, unbribable, uncircumscribable, unclimbable, unclubable