Able

  • 51-able — a suffix used to form adjectives, especially from verbs, to denote ability, liability, tendency, worthiness, or likelihood, as in teachable, perishable, obtainable, but also attached to other parts of speech (especially nouns) as in objectionable …

  • 52-able — a suffix meaning capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to, associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition to… …

    Universalium

  • 53ABLE — Adult Basic And Literacy Education (Medical » Laboratory) Able Energy, Inc. (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) *** Agent Building and Learning Environment (Computing » Software) ** Association for Biology Laboratory Education (Medical » Veterinary) *… …

    Abbreviations dictionary

  • 54Able — This interesting and long established surname is of medieval English origin, and derives from the Hebrew male given name Hevel , traditionally held to derive from the Hebrew hevel , breath, vigour, used also in the figurative sense vanity,… …

    Surnames reference

  • 55able — [14] Able and ability both come ultimately from the Latin verb habēre ‘have’ or ‘hold’. From this the Latin adjective habilis developed, meaning literally ‘convenient or suitable for holding on to’, and hence in more general terms ablution 2… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 56-able — [[t] əb(ə)l[/t]] SUFFIX able combines with verbs to form adjectives. Adjectives formed in this way describe someone or something that can have a particular thing done to them. For example, if something is avoidable, it can be avoided. Tragic as… …

    English dictionary

  • 57-able — aff. a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,” associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English to form adjectives from stems of any origin (teachable;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58able — [14] Able and ability both come ultimately from the Latin verb habēre ‘have’ or ‘hold’. From this the Latin adjective habilis developed, meaning literally ‘convenient or suitable for holding on to’, and hence in more general terms ‘suitable’ or… …

    Word origins

  • 59Able Danger — war ein Militärprogramm des United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), das der Geheimhaltung unterlag. Es entstand auf Anordnung der Joint Chiefs of Staff im Oktober 1999, ausgehend vom Chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff Henry H. Shelton …

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  • 60Able Danger — was a classified military planning effort under the command of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). It was created as a result of a directive from the Joint Chiefs of Staff in early October 1999 by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of… …

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