nondisabled

American  

[non-dis-ey-buhld] / ˌnɒn dɪsˈeɪ bəld /

Or non-disabled

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.

Etymology

Origin of nondisabled

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

Example Sentences

The story focuses on the long-thwarted love connection between a nondisabled male actor and the wheelchair-using female lead.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2025

Until relatively recently, it was uncontroversial to have a nondisabled actor play a disabled role.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

"Disabled adults experience poverty at nearly twice the rate of their nondisabled counterparts."

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2023

Data show that many deaf and hard-of-hearing children still enter school with significant language delays, and that they perform far worse in English and language arts than their nondisabled peers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022

So when Hunt-Broersma learned that Alyssa Amos Clark, a nondisabled runner from Bennington, Vermont, covered the marathon distance 95 days in a row in 2000, an idea was born: She’d do 100.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022