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agile
English
Etymology
From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from ag? (“do, act; move”). See agent.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æd??.a?l/, /?æd??.?l/
- ,
- Rhymes: -æd??l
Adjective
agile (comparative agiler or more agile, superlative agilest or most agile)
- Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move
- Synonym: nimble
- 1902, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles
- The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity. He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennae of an insect.
- Characterised by quick motion
- (chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
- agile methods
Synonyms
- active, alert, nimble, brisk, lively, quick
Antonyms
- unagile
Derived terms
- agility
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Eliga, liage
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agilis (“swift”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.?il/
- Rhymes: -il
Adjective
agile (plural agiles)
- nimble, agile (quick and light in movement or action)
Derived terms
- agilement
- agilité
Further reading
- “agile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- aigle
- gelai
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a??i?l?]
- Hyphenation: agi?le
Adjective
agile
- inflection of agil:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Etymology
From Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from ag? (“do, act; move”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.d??i.le/
Adjective
agile (plural agili)
- agile, nimble
Derived terms
- agilmente
Related terms
- agilità
Anagrams
- gelai
- legai
Further reading
- agile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
agile
- nominative neuter singular of agilis
- accusative neuter singular of agilis
- vocative neuter singular of agilis
Scots
Etymology
From Latin agilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??d??il/
Adjective
agile (comparative mair agile, superlative maist agile)
- agile
References
- “agile” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary[2], 2016.
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able
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) hable
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?e?.bl?/, /?e?.b?l/
- Rhymes: -e?b?l
- Homophone: Abel
Etymology 1
From Middle English able, from Old Northern French able, variant of Old French abile, habile, from Latin habilis (“easily managed, held, or handled; apt; skillful”), from habe? (“have, possess”) +? -ibilis.
Adjective
able (comparative abler, superlative ablest)
- (obsolete) Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.]
- (obsolete) Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18th century.]
- (obsolete, dialectal) Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- (obsolete, dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- (obsolete) Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 19th century.]
- Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- (law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
- (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18th century.]
Usage notes
- In standard English, one is "able to do something". In some older texts representing various dialects, particularly Irish English, or black speech, "able for do something" is found instead, and in some Caribbean dialects "able with" is sometimes found.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:skillful
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English ablen, from Middle English able (adjective).
Verb
able (third-person singular simple present ables, present participle abling, simple past and past participle abled)
- (transitive, obsolete) To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16th century.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To make capable; to enable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 19th century.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To dress. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 15th century.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 17th century.]
Derived terms
- abled
Translations
Etymology 3
From the first letter of the word. Suggested in the 1916 United States Army Signal Book to distinguish the letter when communicating via telephone, and later adopted in other radio and telephone signal standards.
Noun
able (uncountable)
- (military) The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.
References
Anagrams
- Abel, Bale, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, albe, bael, bale, beal, blea
French
Noun
able m (plural ables)
- a vernacular name of the common bleak (usually called ablette)
- a vernacular name of the sunbleak or moderlieschen, also called able de Heckel
- (rare) a vernacular name of any of some other related fishes in the genus Alburnus (Cyprinidae)
Further reading
- “able” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- Abel, Bâle, béal, bêla
Old French
Alternative forms
- abile
- abille
- habile
Etymology
Latin habilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.bl?/
Adjective
able m (oblique and nominative feminine singular able)
- able; capable
Declension
Descendants
- French: habile
- ? Romanian: abil
- ? Middle Dutch: abel
- Dutch: abel
- ? Middle English: able, habil
- English: able, habile
- ? Welsh: abl
- English: able, habile
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ebl/
- (South Scots) IPA(key): /j?bl/
Adjective
able (comparative mair able, superlative maist able)
- able, substantial, physically fit, strong, shrewd, cute
- (obsolete) well-to-do, rich
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