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abled

US/ˈeɪ.bl̩d/

abled adjective: having a range of physical powers as specified. Also the simple past and past participle of able.

Adjective

abled (comparative more abled, superlative most abled)

  1. (in-compounds) Having a range of physical powers as specified.

Noun

abled (plural ableds)

  1. (among disabled people) A person who has no disability.
    • 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.2022, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, page 87

Also used as

abled is also the simple past and past participle of able.

Antonyms of abled

Forms of abled

Adjective
comparativemore abled
superlativemost abled
Noun
pluralableds

Origin of abled

Back-formation from disabled.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from abled

Questions about abled

What does abled mean?
Abled means having a range of physical powers as specified.
What part of speech is abled?
Abled can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce abled?
Abled is pronounced /ˈeɪ.bl̩d/ (US).

Words near abled in the dictionary

  1. able-bodyists
  2. able-minded
  3. able-mindedness
  4. ablebodied
  5. ablecentrism
  6. abled
  7. abledness
  8. ableds
  9. ablegate
  10. ablegated
  11. ablegates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abled (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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