inhabitable

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[ in-hab-i-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. able or fit to be lived in:Through years of neglect and eventual disrepair, the larger portion of the city has utterly collapsed and is no longer inhabitable.

Origin of inhabitable

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First recorded in 1400–50; inhabit + -able

Other words from inhabitable

  • in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty [in-hab-i-tuh-bil-i-tee], /ɪnˌhæb ɪ təˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
  • non·in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·in·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
  • un·in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·in·hab·it·a·ble, adjective

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Other definitions for inhabitable (2 of 2)

inhabitable2
[ in-hab-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. unfit to live in; uninhabitable:People need to evacuate immediately, as rapidly dropping temperatures will make the whole area inhabitable by sundown.

Origin of inhabitable

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First recorded in 1580–90; from French, from Latin inhabitābilis, from in- in-3 + habitābilis habitable

Other words from inhabitable

  • in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty [in-hab-i-tuh-bil-i-tee], /ɪnˌhæb ɪ təˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun

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