What does able-bodied mean?

able-bodied means "having a strong healthy body".

How many syllables are in able-bodied?

able-bodied has 4 syllables: a-ble--bo-died. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /ˈeɪbəlˈbɑdid/.

What is another word for able-bodied?

Close synonyms include able. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is able-bodied a common word?

able-bodied is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with able-bodied?

3 words rhyme with able-bodied. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Able-bodied — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
having a strong healthy body
“an able seaman”
“every able-bodied young man served in the army”
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What does able-bodied mean?: able-bodied means "having a strong healthy body".
How many syllables are in able-bodied?: able-bodied has 4 syllables: a-ble--bo-died. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /ˈeɪbəlˈbɑdid/.
What is another word for able-bodied?: Close synonyms include able. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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