Able definition
Able is an adjective meaning "(usually followed by ‘to’) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something." It has 4 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Able as an adjective
(usually followed by ‘to’) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
"able to swim"
have the skills and qualifications to do things well
"able teachers"
Same sense: capable
having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
"able to learn"
having a strong healthy body
"an able seaman"
Same sense: able-bodied
Synonyms and antonyms
- capable
- able-bodied
Opposite: unable.
How to say able
Able has 2 syllables and rhymes with table. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with able
- table
- unable
- cable
- stable
- label
- enable
- unstable
- disable
- timetable
- fable
- roundtable
- gable
ABLE in word games
- Scrabble
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Anagrams
- 2
Is ABLE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check ABLE in the word checker, or unscramble ABLE to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.