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abilitude

/əˈbɪl.ə.tjuːd/

abilitude noun: ability, capacity; aptitude, competence.

Noun

abilitude (uncountable)

  1. (rare) ability, capacity; aptitude, competence
    • When it is remembered that Mrs. Pankhurst and her daughters…were members of the Labour movement before they were Suffragists, their abilitude in the Labour vocabulary is natural.1912 August 22nd–29th, Alfred R. Orage, “The New Age” in Political and Economic Writings (1977), page 18
    • All of this pointless discussion…was just a simple exercise for me to display…my…abilitude to show inarguable facts in the face of bluffery.2004 September 10th, John Lucas, alt.music.michael-jackson, “Re: Repost for the benefit of those who missed it the first time – Idiot John Lucas”, message 19

Origin of abilitude

Perhaps a blend of ability + aptitude.

Questions about abilitude

What does abilitude mean?
Abilitude means ability, capacity; aptitude, competence.
What part of speech is abilitude?
Abilitude is a noun.
How do you pronounce abilitude?
Abilitude is pronounced /əˈbɪl.ə.tjuːd/.

Words near abilitude in the dictionary

  1. abilitation
  2. abilitations
  3. abilitie
  4. abilities
  5. abilities to pay
  6. abilitude
  7. ability
  8. ability grouping
  9. ability point
  10. ability points
  11. ability to pay

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