Habile

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 fähig, mit Geschick zu handeln, auf geschickte Weise , 🇪🇸 capaz de actuar con habilidad, de manera ágil , 🇮🇹 capace di agire con abilità, in maniera abile , 🇵🇹 capaz de agir com habilidade, de maneira adroita. , 🇨🇳 能够以灵巧、娴熟的方式行事的人 , 🇯🇵 器用に行動できること、巧みに事を遂行する能力。 , 🇰🇷 솜씨 좋게 행동할 수 있는 사람, 능숙한 사람 , 🇸🇦 قادر على التصرف بمهارة، بطريقة رشاقة. , 🇮🇳 कुशलतापूर्वक कार्य करने में सक्षम, चतुराईपूर्ण तरीके से।

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Etymology

The noun “habile” descends from the Latin adjective **habilis** ‘skillful, handy’, itself derived from the verb **habēre** ‘to have’. In Old French it was used as an adjective, but by the Middle French period a noun sense ‘a person who is skillful or cunning’ appeared, keeping the same form. The word has been preserved unchanged into modern French, retaining its Latin root.

Synonyms

habileté maîtrise compétence talent dexterité savoir‑faire virtu

Antonyms

maladroit incompétent inexpert inepté