able
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
able/ˈeɪbl/
▶adjective (abler, ablest)
- 1 having the power, skill, or means to do something.
- 2 having considerable proficiency or intelligence.
– derivatives
ably adverb.
ably adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. hable, from L. habilis ‘handy’, from habere ‘to hold’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-able
▶suffix forming adjectives meaning.
- 1 able to be: calculable.
- 2 subject to; relevant to: taxable.
- 3 having the quality to: suitable.
– derivatives
-ably suffix.
-ably suffix.
– origin from Fr. -able or L. -abilis.
'able' also found in these Oxford entries:
AB
- ability
- -ability
- -able
- able-bodied
- able seaman
- abortion
- absolute
- absorbent
- acceptable
- accessible
- achiral
- acid
- actinic
- actionable
- adaptable
- adhesive
- adsorbent
- afford
- age
- age of discretion
- agile
- agreeable
- alienable
- aliterate
- ambidextrous
- ambulant
- ambulatory
- amphoteric
- angle iron
- animal
- answerable
- anthrax
- approachable
- approval
- aquifer
- arable
- arguable
- asbestos
- audible
- automatic
- available
- axolotl
- bad
- barely
- bioavailability
- bird
- blind
- blowfish
