Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

able-bodied

 
Dictionary: a·ble-bod·ied   (ā'bəl-bŏd'ēd)
adj.
Physically strong and healthy: "It required an immediate end to welfare for the able-bodied poor" (David A. Stockman).


Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
Antonyms: able-bodied
Top

adj

Definition: physically strong and capable
Antonyms: delicate, infirm, weak


Word Tutor: able-bodied
Top
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Physically healthy and strong.

pronunciation All able-bodied citizens were asked to help.

Translations: Able-bodied
Top

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sund og rask, rask og rørig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezond

Français (French)
adj. - sain, robuste, fort, (Mil) bon pour le service

Deutsch (German)
adj. - körperlich leistungsfähig, (mil.) wehrfähig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αρτιμελής, (σωματικά) ικανός

Italiano (Italian)
forte, robusto, (mil)idoneo, abile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bem treinado, fisicamente forte e saudável
attrib. - robusto

Русский (Russian)
крепкий, здоровый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sano, fuerte

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stark, arbetsför
attr. - stark

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
健壮的, 熟练的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 健壯的, 熟練的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 건강한 신체의, 숙련된

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 強壮な, 熟練した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قوي البنيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסון, בריא‬


 
 
Learn More
handicapped
A.B. (abbreviation)
AB

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2009 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved.
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more