habile

[ hab-il ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

habile

/ ˈhæbiːl /

Origin of habile¹

1375–1425; late Middle English habyll < Latin habilis handy, apt; able

Origin of habile¹

C14: from Latin habilis, from habēre to have; see able

Whether in his study of political problems, his pictures of people, or his sketches of scenery, he is equally keen and habile.

Le plus grand art d'un habile homme est celui de savior cacher son habileté.

Le plus grand art d'un habile homme est celui de savoir cacher son habileté.

Elsewhere he calls him, ‘cet habile naturaliste; ce savant clbre,’ vol.

From French, "habile," in which we see the etymology of "able."

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