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able-bodied
" We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence."
Paul Ryan

Meaning of "able-bodied" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ABLE-BODIED

able-bodied


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABLE-BODIED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Able-Bodied is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ABLE-BODIED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of able-bodied in the English dictionary

The definition of able-bodied in the dictionary is physically strong and healthy; robust. Other definition of able-bodied is not having a physical disability.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABLE-BODIED

ablatival · ablative · ablative absolute · ablatively · ablator · ablaut · ablaze · able · able rating · able seaman · able-bodied seaman · able-minded · abled · ablegate · ableism · ableist · ablet · ablings · ablins · abloom

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABLE-BODIED

bandied · bloodied · candied · disbodied · disembodied · dogsbodied · eddied · embodied · full-bodied · muddied · parodied · steadied · studied · tidied · unbloodied · unbodied · understudied · unembodied · unstudied · wide-bodied

Synonyms and antonyms of able-bodied in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABLE-BODIED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «able-bodied» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «able-bodied» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ABLE-BODIED

Find out the translation of able-bodied to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of able-bodied from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «able-bodied» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

体格健全的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sin discapacidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

able-bodied
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सक्षम शरीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأصحاء
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Трудоспособное
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

são
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

নীরোগ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

valide
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Mampu bertubuh
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

körperlich gesund
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

健常の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

신체 건강한
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Bisa-bodied
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khỏe mạnh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இயலுமானவர்களையும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सशक्त
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

güçlü kuvvetli
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sano
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pełnosprawnych
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

працездатне
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

aptă de muncă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρτιμελείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weerbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbetsföra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fullbefarne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of able-bodied

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABLE-BODIED»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of able-bodied
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «able-bodied».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about able-bodied

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7 QUOTES WITH «ABLE-BODIED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word able-bodied.
1
A. Scott Berg
I'm so blessed to have such enlightened parents. It must have been very hard to watch their able-bodied son lock himself up in his old room for most of his 20s.
2
Alphonso Jackson
I believe that if you are elderly, physically or mentally handicapped we have an obligation too you, but if you are able-bodied, you should be working.
3
Oscar Pistorius
I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.
4
Joshua Prager
I am not the paraplegic seated permanently in his chair or the able-bodied person on her feet. Identity for a hemiplegic is a shifty thing.
5
Paul Ryan
We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence.
6
Steve Southerland
Down where I grew up, able-bodied people do that which we believe God created them to do. Work is a blessing; it's not a curse.
7
Natalie du Toit
I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABLE-BODIED»

Discover the use of able-bodied in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to able-bodied and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ready For Action (Able-Bodied) (Mills & Boon Blaze) ...
Gorgeous soldier Ransom is used to getting what he wants.
Karen Foley, 2010
2
Able-Bodied
Subject: Ransom Bennett, Delta Force Operator Current status: Injured but still hot-blooded!
Karen Foley, 2009
3
Black bird fly away: disabled in an able-bodied world
A collection of writings by the father of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 reflects on his life as a paraplegic
Hugh Gregory Gallagher, Geoffrey C. Ward, 1998
4
Able-Bodied Womanhood : Personal Health and Social Change in ...
Against the backdrop of a national debate about female duties and well-being, this book follows middle-class women as they learned about health and explored the relationship between fitness and femininity.
Martha H. Verbrugge Associate Professor of History Bucknell University, 1988
5
Step by Step: A Study of Step Length in Able-bodied Persons, ...
The SCSL analysis is a simple tool to analyze step length contributions.
Pinata Hungspreugs Sessoms, 2008
6
Arguments in Favour of the Practicability of Relieving the ...
r-' "warm“,W q'flze able-bodied Poor. I 14.3 mind, the efl'ect has been just such as might have heen expected. The farmer having less corn to bring to market, had less means to procure the commodity of the manufacturer, who in return, not ...
Sir Egerton Brydges, 1817
7
The Necessity of a Well-regulated and Able-bodied ...
Member of the Hon. Artillery-Company. initiate them into the Use of the Pirelock and Bayonet, sit to enable them to withstand an Enemy, especially such who dare invade our Country, or any other Way disturb the Publick Peace ; but if they went ...
Member of the Hon. Artillery-Company, 1752
8
Harvard Advocate
Scene. — Horse-car, Union Railway. Car discovered very crowded. — Ladies standing. — A student, with his arms full of bundles, sitting beside an able-bodied , middle-aged man, of respectable appearance. Able-bodied {addressing student ).
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
... and we adhered throughout the year to the opinion that the destitution might be met by the operation of the Poor Law in the ordinary manner, viz., by the admission of the able-bodied classes to the workhouse, and by affording out- door relief ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1834
10
Able-bodied: Scenes from a Curious Life
A unique account of how being the son of a disabled man and the product of an eccentric family brought Leslie Swartz to a professional life working with disability issues.
Leslie Swartz, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABLE-BODIED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term able-bodied is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wrestlers With and Without Disabilities Fight in 'Rough, Rude, Rule …
Doglegs is a nonprofit league of able-bodied and disabled wrestlers in Tokyo who fight each other in the name of smashing stereotypes. «Yahoo Health, Jul 15»
2
Paralympic track and field star Becky Richter laments dwindling …
“Women with a disability are less likely to be in sport, but we have the same problem with able-bodied. There are less women in sport than men ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
3
Make people WORK for food stamps? Wider plan has libs WAILING
Currently, the rules apply to single, able-bodied food stamp recipients aged 18-50, but would be expanded under the recommendations to ... «BizPac Review, Jul 15»
4
Summer warriors: Pan Am Team Canada athletes on how we can all …
He says the way to improve is to play with able-bodied players. Focus on this: “All the back muscles are so important, because a big part of ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
5
For Saints rookie Kikaha, it's about skills, not drills
... on full pads in training camp, but the pass rusher is able-bodied enough to handle any role defensive coordinator Rob Ryan asks him to play. «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
6
SECC not irrelevant just yet
... those with differently abled members and no able-bodied member, SC/ST households, those with no literate member above the age of 25, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
Stephen Grootes
Last year human settlements minister Lindiwe Sisulu said that her department would not be building houses for able-bodied people who were ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
8
Case for and against
... including his question of why to expand Medicaid entitlement to “a population, 80 percent of whom are able-bodied adults without children? «Deseret News, Jul 15»
9
Adam Hills' 'The Last Leg' Rant About UK Politicians Is Utterly Brutal
... of the population but have borne 29 per cent of the cuts making them 9 times more likely to be affected by the cuts than able-bodied people. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
10
Must Physical Therapy be Physical?
For most able-bodied adults, I imagine standing on one leg for 30 seconds is easy. I look like Foster Brooks taking a sobriety test after a Dean ... «Carmi Times, Jul 15»
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