able-bodiednessn.
/ˌeɪblˈbɒdɪdnəs/, U.S. /ˌeɪb(ə)lˈbɑdidnəs/ The state or condition of being able-bodied; ability to work; robustness; freedom from physical disability.
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healOE
healthc1000
strengthOE
soundc1275
hailc1300
halec1330
quartc1330
liege poustie1340
plight1394
soundness1398
sanity?a1475
quartfulness1483
healthfulness?1535
symmetry?1541
flesh1548
good liking?1560
well-being1561
valetude1575
safeness1576
kilter1582
mens sana in corpore sanoc1605
eucrasy1607
sanitude1652
salubrity1654
wellness1654
healthiness1670
vegeteness1678
wholesome1738
haleness1815
able-bodiedness1857
1857 Eclectic Med. Jrnl. Jan. 42/1 It requires as much strong, able bodiedness for a physician, as it does for a blacksmith, carpenter, or any other mechanic.
1870 Daily News 8 Sept. 6 The bulk of these gentry are dismissed, and told to make their able-bodiedness available for defending the ramparts.
1927 San Antonio (Texas) Light 21 Sept. Dempsey..did not have enough genuine bravery to go to the front during the war when other men of his age and able-bodiedness were fighting for their country.
2004 M. Levine-Clark Beyond Reprod. Body iii. 60 Women's bodies were often disabled to begin with; their ablebodiedness was compromised by their reproductive functions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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