abilitude
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps a blend of ability + aptitude.
Noun
[edit]abilitude (uncountable)
- (rare) ability, capacity; aptitude, competence
- 1912 August 22nd–29th, Alfred R. Orage, “The New Age” in Political and Economic Writings (1977), page 18
- When it is remembered that Mrs. Pankhurst and her daughters…were members of the Labour movement before they were Suffragists, their abilitude in the Labour vocabulary is natural.
- 2004 September 10th, John Lucas, alt.music.michael-jackson, “Re: Repost for the benefit of those who missed it the first time – Idiot John Lucas”, message 19
- All of this pointless discussion…was just a simple exercise for me to display…my…abilitude to show inarguable facts in the face of bluffery.
- 1912 August 22nd–29th, Alfred R. Orage, “The New Age” in Political and Economic Writings (1977), page 18