Ableness

//ˈeɪ.bl̩.nəs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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. 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)."

Etymology

From Middle English abilnes; equivalent to able + -ness.

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