habileadj.

Brit.

/ˈhabɪl/, U.S.

/ˈhæbəl/

Etymology: A variant of able adj., adv., and n. (formerly hable , abil , etc.), conformed in 16–17th cent. to modern French habile or Latin habilis , and, in modern use, (sense 4) to some extent differentiated: see able adj.

†1. Fitted, suited; fit, suitable; competent (to do something); = able adj. 2. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > competent > competent or fit

habilec1425

qualified1533

well-qualified1572

fit1573

competent1692

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective]

goodeOE

rightOE

queemlOE

belonglOE

behovingc1175

limplyc1200

tidefula1300

avenantc1300

mackc1330

worthy1340

hemea1350

convenientc1374

seemlya1375

shapelyc1374

ablea1382

cordant1382

meetc1385

accordable1386

accordinga1387

appurtenantc1386

pertinentc1390

accordanta1393

likea1393

setea1400

throa1400

agreeablec1425

habilec1425

suitly1426

competentc1430

suiting1431

fitc1440

proportionablec1443

justc1450

congruent?a1475

cordinga1475

congruec1475

afferant1480

belonging1483

cordable1485

hovable1508

attainanta1513

accommodate1525

agreeing1533

respondent1533

opportunate?1541

appropriate1544

commode1549

familiar1553

apt1563

pliant1565

liable1570

sortly1570

competible1586

sortable1586

fitty1589

accommodable1592

congruable1603

affining1606

feated1606

suity1607

reputable1611

suited1613

idoneousa1615

matchable1614

suitablea1616

congruous1631

fitten1642

responsal1647

appropriated1651

adapt1658

mack-like1672

squared1698

homogeneous1708

applicable1711

unforeign1718

fitted1736

congenial1738

assorted1790

accommodatable1874

OK1925

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. ix. xxvi. 78 To that, baith curtas and cunnand He wes, bath habyll and avenand.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome iv. 334 Quhilk wes mare habil to have desirit than to have obtenit the tribunate.

1678 A. Marvell Def. John Howe in Wks. (1875) IV. 184 Apt and habile for any congenerous action.

1715 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 24 The most habile way to prevent the ruin of this church.

1795 J. Macknight New Literal Transl. Apostolical Epist. I. 611 Many habile and disinterested witnesses.

†2. Manageable, handy; = able adj. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] > easily managed

handsome1440

wieldya1450

maniable1484

willing?a1513

tractable1555

wieldsome1565

manuable1594

manageable1598

handleable1611

subject1619

manuala1631

handy1640

flippant1677

wieldablea1688

clever1715

able1741

habile1741

docile1774

sweet1883

hand-tame1911

1741 W. Oldys et al. Betterton's Hist. Eng. Stage v. 67 The Hands are the most habil members of the Body, and the most easily turned to all sides.

†3. Having the capacity or power (to do a thing); = able adj. 4. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > for, of, or to do something

avenantc1400

habile1558

well1611

capacitated1669

capacious1677

susceptible1829

facultied1862

1558 Q. Kennedy Compendius Tractiue xii. sig. Eviii^v To be the mair habyll to keip the commande of god.

1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iii. 32 That God's influxe doth..render the subject habile to act.

4. Having general readiness; handy, ready; skilful, deft, adroit, dexterous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready

i-radc888

yarec888

i-redec1000

i-redya1175

boundc1175

graith?c1225

aready1250

alreadyc1275

readyc1275

armedc1300

prestc1300

bentc1330

ripec1330

purveyed1435

mature?1440

apt1474

habile1485

in (a) case to (also for)1523

provided1533

in procinct1540

weeping-ripe1548

furnished1553

fit1569

preta1600

expedite1604

predy1613

procinct1618

foreprepared1642

presto1644

apparated1663

(ready) in one's gears1664

fallow1850

standby1893

organized1926

(to be) all set1949

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit

hendc1275

happya1400

clean1485

habile1485

practivea1500

feat1519

well-handeda1529

handsome1542

trick1542

neat1571

dexterous1622

adroit1652

right-handeda1661

artful1663

nitle1673

ambidextrousa1682

clever1716

jemmy1751

slick1807

sleek1822

cleverish1826

featy1844

two-handed1861

nifty1889

mean1918

organized1926

ept1938

1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. i.j/2 Ryol sawe the stroke come, and was habylle and lepte a syde.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. iii. 189 The most proper and habile person.

1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances IV. 38 'Tis like practising Fencing with the left Hand..it renders one more habile, certainly.

1840 T. A. Trollope Summer in Brittany II. 223 The most habile writer of monthly fashions.

1886 ‘H. Conway’ Living or Dead I. viii. 157 The cards fell quickly from his habile fingers.

1890 Harper's Mag. Nov. 894/1 That general training which made educated Americans of earlier generations so habile and adroit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	habile
释义	habileadj. Brit. /ˈhabɪl/, U.S. /ˈhæbəl/ Etymology: A variant of able adj., adv., and n. (formerly hable , abil , etc.), conformed in 16–17th cent. to modern French habile or Latin habilis , and, in modern use, (sense 4) to some extent differentiated: see able adj. †1. Fitted, suited; fit, suitable; competent (to do something); = able adj. 2. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > competent > competent or fit habilec1425 qualified1533 well-qualified1572 fit1573 competent1692 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] goodeOE rightOE queemlOE belonglOE behovingc1175 limplyc1200 tidefula1300 avenantc1300 mackc1330 worthy1340 hemea1350 convenientc1374 seemlya1375 shapelyc1374 ablea1382 cordant1382 meetc1385 accordable1386 accordinga1387 appurtenantc1386 pertinentc1390 accordanta1393 likea1393 setea1400 throa1400 agreeablec1425 habilec1425 suitly1426 competentc1430 suiting1431 fitc1440 proportionablec1443 justc1450 congruent?a1475 cordinga1475 congruec1475 afferant1480 belonging1483 cordable1485 hovable1508 attainanta1513 accommodate1525 agreeing1533 respondent1533 opportunate?1541 appropriate1544 commode1549 familiar1553 apt1563 pliant1565 liable1570 sortly1570 competible1586 sortable1586 fitty1589 accommodable1592 congruable1603 affining1606 feated1606 suity1607 reputable1611 suited1613 idoneousa1615 matchable1614 suitablea1616 congruous1631 fitten1642 responsal1647 appropriated1651 adapt1658 mack-like1672 squared1698 homogeneous1708 applicable1711 unforeign1718 fitted1736 congenial1738 assorted1790 accommodatable1874 OK1925 c1425 Wyntoun Cron. ix. xxvi. 78 To that, baith curtas and cunnand He wes, bath habyll and avenand. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome iv. 334 Quhilk wes mare habil to have desirit than to have obtenit the tribunate. 1678 A. Marvell Def. John Howe in Wks. (1875) IV. 184 Apt and habile for any congenerous action. 1715 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 24 The most habile way to prevent the ruin of this church. 1795 J. Macknight New Literal Transl. Apostolical Epist. I. 611 Many habile and disinterested witnesses. †2. Manageable, handy; = able adj. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] > easily managed handsome1440 wieldya1450 maniable1484 willing?a1513 tractable1555 wieldsome1565 manuable1594 manageable1598 handleable1611 subject1619 manuala1631 handy1640 flippant1677 wieldablea1688 clever1715 able1741 habile1741 docile1774 sweet1883 hand-tame1911 1741 W. Oldys et al. Betterton's Hist. Eng. Stage v. 67 The Hands are the most habil members of the Body, and the most easily turned to all sides. †3. Having the capacity or power (to do a thing); = able adj. 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > for, of, or to do something avenantc1400 habile1558 well1611 capacitated1669 capacious1677 susceptible1829 facultied1862 1558 Q. Kennedy Compendius Tractiue xii. sig. Eviii^v To be the mair habyll to keip the commande of god. 1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iii. 32 That God's influxe doth..render the subject habile to act. 4. Having general readiness; handy, ready; skilful, deft, adroit, dexterous. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready i-radc888 yarec888 i-redec1000 i-redya1175 boundc1175 graith?c1225 aready1250 alreadyc1275 readyc1275 armedc1300 prestc1300 bentc1330 ripec1330 purveyed1435 mature?1440 apt1474 habile1485 in (a) case to (also for)1523 provided1533 in procinct1540 weeping-ripe1548 furnished1553 fit1569 preta1600 expedite1604 predy1613 procinct1618 foreprepared1642 presto1644 apparated1663 (ready) in one's gears1664 fallow1850 standby1893 organized1926 (to be) all set1949 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit hendc1275 happya1400 clean1485 habile1485 practivea1500 feat1519 well-handeda1529 handsome1542 trick1542 neat1571 dexterous1622 adroit1652 right-handeda1661 artful1663 nitle1673 ambidextrousa1682 clever1716 jemmy1751 slick1807 sleek1822 cleverish1826 featy1844 two-handed1861 nifty1889 mean1918 organized1926 ept1938 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. i.j/2 Ryol sawe the stroke come, and was habylle and lepte a syde. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. iii. 189 The most proper and habile person. 1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances IV. 38 'Tis like practising Fencing with the left Hand..it renders one more habile, certainly. 1840 T. A. Trollope Summer in Brittany II. 223 The most habile writer of monthly fashions. 1886 ‘H. Conway’ Living or Dead I. viii. 157 The cards fell quickly from his habile fingers. 1890 Harper's Mag. Nov. 894/1 That general training which made educated Americans of earlier generations so habile and adroit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1425
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