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

"Living in the damaged but habitable communities and rebuilding while in them, we think is going to be a key way of preserving communities and allowing people to move back," she says.

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Domestic Druidism: By bringing the inside outside these sculptures cast a sort of spell by making the world feel comfier, more habitable.

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They could also aid modern efforts to locate valuable critical minerals, which are essential for technologies like smartphones, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems, as well as guide the search for potentially habitable planets elsewhere.

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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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Related Words

• livable