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Webster 1913 Edition


Ableness

A′ble-ness

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Noun.
Ability of body or mind; force; vigor.
[Obs. or R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Ableness

A'BLENESS

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Noun.
Ability of body or mind; force; vigor; capability.

Definition 2024


ableness

ableness

English

Noun

ableness (usually uncountable, plural ablenesses)

  1. (uncountable, now rare) Ability of body or mind; power; force; vigor. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.][1]
  2. (countable) The state of being able.

References

  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5

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