able-bodied

English

Etymology

From [able body] + -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei.bl̩ˌbɑ.did/
• Hyphenation: a‧ble-bod‧ied

Adjective

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

1. Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust; fit for service.
   • 1893, Froude, James Anthony, 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.

2. (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
• able-bodied seaman

Related terms

• 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
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• 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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• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} khoẻ mạnh (vi), ^{(please verify)} đủ tiêu chuẩn sức khoẻ
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