nondisabled

or non-dis·a·bled

[ non-dis-ey-buhld ]

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person free from or unaffected by disability, as physical, mental, or cognitive impairment:

   an analysis of nondisabled job applicants’ probability of labor force participation.

Sensitive Note

See able-bodied.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nondisabled¹

First recorded in 1915–20; non- ( def ) + disabled ( def )

Example Sentences

They want, in other words, to embrace the pandemic-era shifts that allowed people with disabilities, who are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as nondisabled people, to engage more fully in many parts of society.

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