Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enabled

/ɛnˈeɪbəld/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: en-abled
IPA: /ɛnˈeɪbəld/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being capable for use or action; not disabled.

adj

Adapted for use with the specified mechanism or system.

verb

simple past and past participle of enable

Example Sentences

"Because of social media and the unprecedented access to information, ordinary people are more enabled than ever before. We call them WE Generation—spanning all age demographics and professions, these are the people connected by the desire to make a difference—rather than birth order."
"And as Anthony Rode has articulated [...] "Molly Sweeny [...] is no longer the most disabled but the most enabled of the three characters, positioned to relate directly to the audience and bring them to participate in the world she inhabits.""
"Ajax-enabled"
"WAP-enabled"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛnˈeɪbəld/
British English: /ɛˈneɪbl̩d/

Inflected Forms

more enabled (comparative) most enabled (superlative)

Derived Forms

geoenabled nanoenabled unenabled

Phrases

cyber-enabled

Antonyms

disabled

Rhymes With

disabled labeled labelled tabled fabled abled cabled mislabeled unlabeled gabled

Questions

How do you pronounce enabled?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈeɪbəld/.
What does enabled mean?: Being capable for use or action; not disabled.

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