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   habile

   /ˈhabɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. deft; skilful. rare

   Word Origin late Middle English: variant of able. The spelling change in the 16th and 17th centuries was due to association with French habile and Latin habilis.

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   What does habile mean?

   • Pick the best words! Check out your bona fides and avoid any faux pas. The meaning of HABILE is having general skill : able, skillful.

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   What does habilis mean?

   • Learned borrowing from Latin habilis (“suitable, skillful”) . hábil m or f (plural hábeis) “ hábil ” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa. From Latin habilis (“ suitable, skillful ”). Cognate with English able .

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   What does habiliments mean?

   • n. 1. Usu., habiliments. a. clothes or clothing. 2. habiliments, accouterments; trappings. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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   What does habilitate mean?

   • 1. to clothe or dress. 2. to make fit. 3. to become fit. [1595–1605; < Medieval Latin habilitātus, past participle of habilitāre to make fit. See ability, -ate 1] ha•bil`i•ta′tion, n. ha•bil′i•ta`tor, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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   Habile is an adjective that means having general skill or ability. It comes from Latin habilis and has synonyms such as able and skillful.

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   habile is an adjective meaning skillful, dexterous, or adroit. It comes from Latin habilis, meaning handy or able. See the origin, history, and usage of habile in sentences.

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   Habile means generally able or adroit; handy. It comes from Latin habilis, meaning handy or apt. See translations, pronunciation and examples of habile.

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   Habile is an adjective that means skilful, able, or clever. It comes from Latin habilis, which means fit or handy. See examples, synonyms, and word origin.

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   Habile is an adjective that means able, skillful, handy, or clever. It comes from Latin habilis, meaning suitable or apt, and has similar words in French and English.

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   habile is an adjective that means skilful, clever, or adroit. It has four meanings in OED, three of which are obsolete. See etymology, pronunciation, frequency, and examples of habile.

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   Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use habile in a sentence Whether in his study of political problems, his pictures of people, or his sketches of scenery, he is equally keen and habile .