abledadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈeɪbld/, U.S.

/ˈeɪb(ə)ld/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by back-formation. Etymons: able adj., -ed suffix²; able adj., -ed suffix²; disabled adj.

Etymology: In early use < able adj. + -ed suffix². In later use either < able adj. + -ed suffix² (after disabled adj.), or back-formation < disabled adj.

A. adj.

†1. Capable; vigorous, thriving. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > flourishing or luxuriant in growth

greeneOE

frimOE

ranka1325

wlonk1398

flourishingc1400

rankish1495

frank?1548

gole1573

abled1576

wanton1579

proud1597

unseared1599

unwithered1599

ramping1607

lusha1616

fulsome1633

luxurious1644

rampant1648

luxuriant1661

lascivious1698

pert1727

unnipped1775

verdurous1820

happy1875

1576 F. Clement in Petie Schole (1587) sig. Aij^v How fewe be there under the age of seauen or eight yeares, that are towardly abled, and praysablie furnished for reading?

1597 T. Middleton Wisdome of Solomon Paraphr. ii. sig. C3^v Wee are the cedars, they the mushromes bee, Vnabled shrubs, vnto an abled tree.

1605 B. Jonson Sejanus ii. sig. D For this potion, we intend to Drusus,..whom shall we choose As the most apt, and abled Instrument, To minister it to him?

2. Originally U.S.

a. Having a full range of ordinary physical or mental abilities; not disabled (see disabled adj. 2). Usually contrasted with disabled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > healthy

wholeeOE

isoundOE

i-sundfulc1000

ferec1175

soundc1175

fish-wholea1225

forthlyc1230

steadfasta1300

wella1300

safec1300

tidya1325

halec1330

quartc1330

well-faringc1330

well-tempered1340

well-disposeda1398

wealyc1400

furnished1473

mighty?a1475

quartful?c1475

good1527

wholesomea1533

crank1548

healthful1550

healthy1552

hearty1552

healthsome1563

well-affected?1563

disposed1575

as sound as a bell1576

firm1577

well-conditioned1580

sound1605

unvaletudinary1650

all right1652

valid1652

as sound as a (alsoany) roach1655

fair-like1663

hoddy1664

wanton1674

stout?1697

trig1704

well-hained1722

sprack1747

caller1754

sane1755

finely1763

bobbish1780

cleverly1784

right1787

smart1788

fine1791

eucratic1795

nobbling1825

as right as a trivet1835

first rate1841

in fine, good, high, etc., feather1844

gay1855

sprackish1882

game ball1905

abled1946

well-toned1952

a hundred per cent1960

oke1960

1946 Hearings Comm. Naval Affairs (U.S. Congr. House of Representatives) II. 2635 If we were to add the 5- and 10-year credit, respectively, for the abled and disabled veteran in seniority credits.

1978 Chicago Tribune 29 May i. 5/1 You never know what could happen when I'm driving home this evening. I like to call myself a T-A-B—or a temporarily-abled person.

1985 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 9 July Both abled and disabled athletes are competing in tonight's meet.

1990 San Francisco Chron. 4 July (Briefing section) 7/1 How truly frustrating it must be to be disabled, having to deal..with abled people's utter disregard for your needs.

2005 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 Feb. (Health section) f2 Take it from a 69-year-old, being told one looks young for her age is exactly like..an abled person telling a disabled person that they don't limp too badly.

2008 Cape Argus (Nexis) 25 Jan. 14 When are selfish abled people going to stop hogging the disabled parking?

b. With preceding modifying adverb, forming adjectives equivalent in sense to ‘disabled’, as otherly abled, specially abled, etc.Used to avoid perceived negative connotations of the prefix dis-. Recorded earliest in differently abled adj. and n. at differently adv. Compounds. Cf. challenged adj. 2a.

ΚΠ

1980 Los Angeles Times 30 Sept. vi. 6/2 The disabled—referred to at the festival as ‘differently abled’ or ‘physically challenged’.

1987 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times 23 Dec. 13 a/1 Regarding the terms ‘physically handicapped’ or ‘disabled’—why not substitute the words ‘specially abled’, or ‘physically challenged’?

1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 June 22/2 The last thing he wants is to be called by one of the new euphemisms for people with disabilities, terms like ‘vertically challenged’ for dwarfs or ‘otherly abled’ for someone in a wheelchair.

1994 J. F. Garner Politically Correct Bedtime Stories 14 What are you, specially abled or something?

1998 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 4 Apr. b1 Installing an elevator will allow ‘uniquely abled’ people access to the institute.

2005 Sowetan (Johannesburg) 11 Feb. 4/2 A team of disabled, or ‘otherwise-abled’, South African mountaineers aims to summit Mount Kilimanjaro at the end of March.

B. n.

Originally U.S. Usually with plural agreement. With the. People regarded as having the full range of ordinary physical or mental abilities, considered collectively. Usually contrasted with disabled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health > person

wholeOE

well1659

able-bodied1717

valid1882

normal1894

well-woman1941

normotensive1953

abled1960

1960 A. D'Alonzo in A. J. Fleming et al. Mod. Occup. Med. (ed. 2) iv. 67 The ability to truly earn his own living is generally more of a satisfaction to the disabled than the abled.

1981 Washington Post 30 Oct. iii. 8/4 The disabled vary like the abled. Some are terminally ill, some are teen-agers paralyzed by car accidents.

2007 Guelph (Ont.) Mercury (Nexis) 14 June a4 I want to build a public space which is user-friendly, with users drawn from every class, every culture, every age group, the abled and not abled.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abled
释义	abledadj.n. Brit. /ˈeɪbld/, U.S. /ˈeɪb(ə)ld/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by back-formation. Etymons: able adj., -ed suffix²; able adj., -ed suffix²; disabled adj. Etymology: In early use < able adj. + -ed suffix². In later use either < able adj. + -ed suffix² (after disabled adj.), or back-formation < disabled adj. A. adj. †1. Capable; vigorous, thriving. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > flourishing or luxuriant in growth greeneOE frimOE ranka1325 wlonk1398 flourishingc1400 rankish1495 frank?1548 gole1573 abled1576 wanton1579 proud1597 unseared1599 unwithered1599 ramping1607 lusha1616 fulsome1633 luxurious1644 rampant1648 luxuriant1661 lascivious1698 pert1727 unnipped1775 verdurous1820 happy1875 1576 F. Clement in Petie Schole (1587) sig. Aij^v How fewe be there under the age of seauen or eight yeares, that are towardly abled, and praysablie furnished for reading? 1597 T. Middleton Wisdome of Solomon Paraphr. ii. sig. C3^v Wee are the cedars, they the mushromes bee, Vnabled shrubs, vnto an abled tree. 1605 B. Jonson Sejanus ii. sig. D For this potion, we intend to Drusus,..whom shall we choose As the most apt, and abled Instrument, To minister it to him? View more context for this quotation 2. Originally U.S. a. Having a full range of ordinary physical or mental abilities; not disabled (see disabled adj. 2). Usually contrasted with disabled. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > healthy wholeeOE isoundOE i-sundfulc1000 ferec1175 soundc1175 fish-wholea1225 forthlyc1230 steadfasta1300 wella1300 safec1300 tidya1325 halec1330 quartc1330 well-faringc1330 well-tempered1340 well-disposeda1398 wealyc1400 furnished1473 mighty?a1475 quartful?c1475 good1527 wholesomea1533 crank1548 healthful1550 healthy1552 hearty1552 healthsome1563 well-affected?1563 disposed1575 as sound as a bell1576 firm1577 well-conditioned1580 sound1605 unvaletudinary1650 all right1652 valid1652 as sound as a (alsoany) roach1655 fair-like1663 hoddy1664 wanton1674 stout?1697 trig1704 well-hained1722 sprack1747 caller1754 sane1755 finely1763 bobbish1780 cleverly1784 right1787 smart1788 fine1791 eucratic1795 nobbling1825 as right as a trivet1835 first rate1841 in fine, good, high, etc., feather1844 gay1855 sprackish1882 game ball1905 abled1946 well-toned1952 a hundred per cent1960 oke1960 1946 Hearings Comm. Naval Affairs (U.S. Congr. House of Representatives) II. 2635 If we were to add the 5- and 10-year credit, respectively, for the abled and disabled veteran in seniority credits. 1978 Chicago Tribune 29 May i. 5/1 You never know what could happen when I'm driving home this evening. I like to call myself a T-A-B—or a temporarily-abled person. 1985 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 9 July Both abled and disabled athletes are competing in tonight's meet. 1990 San Francisco Chron. 4 July (Briefing section) 7/1 How truly frustrating it must be to be disabled, having to deal..with abled people's utter disregard for your needs. 2005 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 Feb. (Health section) f2 Take it from a 69-year-old, being told one looks young for her age is exactly like..an abled person telling a disabled person that they don't limp too badly. 2008 Cape Argus (Nexis) 25 Jan. 14 When are selfish abled people going to stop hogging the disabled parking? b. With preceding modifying adverb, forming adjectives equivalent in sense to ‘disabled’, as otherly abled, specially abled, etc.Used to avoid perceived negative connotations of the prefix dis-. Recorded earliest in differently abled adj. and n. at differently adv. Compounds. Cf. challenged adj. 2a. ΚΠ 1980 Los Angeles Times 30 Sept. vi. 6/2 The disabled—referred to at the festival as ‘differently abled’ or ‘physically challenged’. 1987 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times 23 Dec. 13 a/1 Regarding the terms ‘physically handicapped’ or ‘disabled’—why not substitute the words ‘specially abled’, or ‘physically challenged’? 1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 June 22/2 The last thing he wants is to be called by one of the new euphemisms for people with disabilities, terms like ‘vertically challenged’ for dwarfs or ‘otherly abled’ for someone in a wheelchair. 1994 J. F. Garner Politically Correct Bedtime Stories 14 What are you, specially abled or something? 1998 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 4 Apr. b1 Installing an elevator will allow ‘uniquely abled’ people access to the institute. 2005 Sowetan (Johannesburg) 11 Feb. 4/2 A team of disabled, or ‘otherwise-abled’, South African mountaineers aims to summit Mount Kilimanjaro at the end of March. B. n. Originally U.S. Usually with plural agreement. With the. People regarded as having the full range of ordinary physical or mental abilities, considered collectively. Usually contrasted with disabled. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health > person wholeOE well1659 able-bodied1717 valid1882 normal1894 well-woman1941 normotensive1953 abled1960 1960 A. D'Alonzo in A. J. Fleming et al. Mod. Occup. Med. (ed. 2) iv. 67 The ability to truly earn his own living is generally more of a satisfaction to the disabled than the abled. 1981 Washington Post 30 Oct. iii. 8/4 The disabled vary like the abled. Some are terminally ill, some are teen-agers paralyzed by car accidents. 2007 Guelph (Ont.) Mercury (Nexis) 14 June a4 I want to build a public space which is user-friendly, with users drawn from every class, every culture, every age group, the abled and not abled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1576
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