Ableness
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Ability of body or mind. archaic, uncountable, usually
"[…]not that we are ſufficient of oure ſelues to thynke eny thinge, as of oure ſelues, but oure ableneſſe commeth of God,[…]"
- 2 The degree to which one is abled or disabled. specifically, uncountable, usually
"In academic discourse, hybridity is out; intersectionality is in. People are imagined as the sum of their race, gender, sexuality, ableness, and other identities."
- 3 Something one is able to do. countable, rare, usually
"For [Peter] Morriss abilities are the capacities we have which we may use under particular conditions (power in a generic sense). Ablenesses are the abilities when those particular conditions obtain (power in a particular sense)."
Example
More examples"[…]not that we are ſufficient of oure ſelues to thynke eny thinge, as of oure ſelues, but oure ableneſſe commeth of God,[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English abilnes; equivalent to able + -ness.
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