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habile

/ˈhæbəl/

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uncommon/ˈhæbaɪl/

habile adjective: generally able or adroit; handy.

Adjective

habile (comparative more habile, superlative most habile)

  1. Generally able or adroit; handy.

habile meaning in Tamil and Bengali

habile in Tamil

திறமைவாய்ந்த, கைவல்ல

habile in Bengali

সাধারণভাবে সক্ষম, নিপুণ, পটু

Forms of habile

comparativemore habile
superlativemost habile

Origin of habile

From Middle English habil, from Old French habile, from Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”), from habeō (“to handle”). Doublet of able.

Questions about habile

What does habile mean?
Habile means generally able or adroit; handy.
What is habile in Tamil?
Habile in Tamil is திறமைவாய்ந்த, கைவல்ல. See Habile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is habile?
Habile is an adjective.
How do you pronounce habile?
Habile is pronounced /ˈhæbəl/.

Words near habile in the dictionary

  1. Habiganj District
  2. Habigs
  3. habilament
  4. habilaments
  5. habilatory
  6. habile
  7. habiliment
  8. habilimentation
  9. habilimented
  10. habiliments
  11. habiline

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Adapted from Wiktionary: habile (page history and authors); habile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); habile (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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