habitable

[hab-i-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being inhabited.

habitable

/ ˈhæbɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be lived in

Other Word Forms

• habitability noun
• habitableness noun
• habitably adverb
• nonhabitability noun
• nonhabitable adjective
• nonhabitableness noun
• nonhabitably adverb
• unhabitable adjective
• unhabitableness noun
• unhabitably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of habitable¹

1350–1400; Middle English habitābilis, equivalent to habitā ( re ) to inhabit ( habitat ) + -bilis -ble; replacing Middle English abitable < Middle French

Example Sentences

Astronomers are now eager to hunt for more sub-Earth exoplanets to further study how these planets form and how likely they are to favour habitable conditions.

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By comparison, a planet with one percent carbon dioxide would remain habitable for about 3.1 billion years.

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McKinnor wanted to include a fridge and stove as necessities for a rental unit to be considered habitable.

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Their goal is more doable: leveraging American power to ensure the continued dominance of the billionaire elite for at least as long as our planet remains habitable.

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She believes it could still be a way of getting young people to make empty homes habitable too.

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Related Words

• livable