able-bodied

English

Etymology

From [able body] + -ed.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈei.bl̩ˌbɑ.did/

Adjective

able-bodied (comparative more able-bodied, superlative most able-bodied)

Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust; fit for service.
- 1893, Froude, History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada:
  A servant determinately idle, leaving his work, or an able-bodied vagrant, roaming the country without means of honest self-support and without seeking employment, was to be brought before the two nearest magistrates.
(nautical) Capable of performing all requisite duties, as a seaman, specifically in the Royal Navy a rating between leading and ordinary.

Derived terms

able-bodiedness

Related terms

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ableism

Translations

having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust

Catalan: robust (ca)
Dutch: volwaardig (nl), lichamelijk geschikt, valide (nl), robust
Finnish: palveluskelpoinen, kenttäkelpoinen (fit for military service), työkykyinen (fi) (capable of working), terve (fi) (sound)
Irish: infheidhme

Maori: mārōrō, marohi, mārohirohi
Portuguese: pessoa sem deficiência f, não-deficiente, capaz (pt), robusto (pt) m
Swedish: arbetsför (sv)

(Nautical)

Dutch: volslagen (nl), bevaren (nl)

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