What is the prefix of Able?
What is the prefix of Able?
Some prefixes that can be added to the word able are: un- to make the word unable, which means not able to do something.
How do you describe able?
Definition of able
- 1a : having sufficient power, skill, or resources to do something able to solve a problem.
- b : having the freedom or opportunity to do something hopes to be able to visit soon.
What are some able words?
Study the word list: More words with the suffix -able
| adorable | Your new puppy is adorable. |
|---|---|
| agreeable | The decision to move was agreeable. |
| available | I’ll let you know when she’s available to talk. |
| believable | Your story seems believable. |
| capable | Are you capable of managing so many different tasks at once? |
What is another word for being able to?
What is another word for able to?
| allowed to | capable of |
|---|---|
| free to | qualified to |
| competent to | equal to |
| fit to | prepared to |
| up to | in a position to |
What is suffix ness?
When you add “-ness” to an adjective, it becomes a noun. The suffix “-ness” means “state : condition : quality” and is used with an adjective to say something about the state, condition, or quality of being that adjective. For example, redness is a red quality, and redness means “the quality of being red.”
What is it called when you are able to explain something?
Here’s another good one: lucidity the quality of being easily understood, completely intelligible, or comprehensible. – FumbleFingers Jun 16 ’15 at 11:22. Or for a verb, explicate – to make plain or clear; explain; interpret – FumbleFingers Jun 16 ’15 at 11:30.
What is the verb for Able?
able. (transitive, obsolete) To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16th century.] (transitive, obsolete) To make capable; to enable.
What are some al words?
Study the word list: AL words
| hospital | He went to hospital so they could mend his wound. |
|---|---|
| local | The local farmer reared cattle. |
| accidental | |
| mental | Psychiatry is the study and treatment of mental illness. |
| metal | The metal began to corrode. |
What is the rule for ible and able words?
Use the –able ending if the root word is not changed e.g. comfort – comfortable. Use the –able ending if there is a related word that ends in –ation e.g. consideration – considerable. Use the –ible ending when you can’t hear a whole root word e.g invisible.
What is a word for not being able to do something?
incapability, incapacity, impotence, incompetence.
What is the example of suffix ness?
Review (Answers)
| Noun | = Adjective | + Suffix |
|---|---|---|
| 1. smoothness | = smooth | + ness |
| 2. stubbornness | = stubborn | + ness |
| 3. exactness | = exact | + ness |
| 4. brightness | = bright | + ness |
What are the words ending with Ness?
14-letter words that end in ness
- farsightedness.
- unpleasantness.
- intolerantness.
- benevolentness.
- fraudulentness.
- roundaboutness.
- felicitousness.
- solicitousness.
How do you describe something clearly?
Some common synonyms of explain are elucidate, explicate, expound, and interpret. While all these words mean “to make something clear or understandable,” explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known.