# abled

Pronunciation: say "AY-buhld" /ˈeɪ.bl̩d/

## Adjective

1. Having a range of physical powers of the kind specified by an accompanying word.
   - Simple: Having physical powers of a particular kind, as described by a word placed before it.
   - _The charity tailors its services for differently abled members of the community._
   - _The coach grouped the more abled athletes with beginners for mentoring._

## Noun

2. Among disabled people, a person who has no disability.
   - Simple: A person who does not have a disability.
   - _Ableds rarely notice the everyday barriers that wheelchair users deal with._
   - _The meetup was a rare evening away from the abled, just people who understood each other's bodies._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of able. The verb is archaic; enabled is the usual word today. — simple past and past participle of able
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of able. This old verb is rare today, and most people say enabled.

## Origin

A back-formation from "disabled".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/abled (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).