habile

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English habil, from Old French habile, from Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”), from habeō (“I handle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæbəl/ === Adjective === habile (comparative more habile, superlative most habile) Generally able or adroit; handy. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin habilis (“suitable; apt”), from habeō (“to handle”). === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /a.bil/ Rhymes: -il Homophone: habiles === Adjective === habile (plural habiles) adroit, skillful slick, nifty ==== Related terms ==== habilement habileté === Further reading === “habile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Adjective === habile nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of habilis == Swedish == === Adjective === habile definite natural masculine singular of habil