abled
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBack-formation from disabled.[1]
Adjective
editabled (comparative more abled, superlative most abled)
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editNoun
editabled (plural ableds)
- (among disabled people) A person who has no disability.
- 2022, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, page 87:
- As a disabled person, there are many days I can't leave the house looking how I want to look, and I also have tics that make me look distinctly odd to ableds.
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editabled
- simple past and past participle of able
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abled”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.