habitable

[hab-i-tuh-buh l]

adjective

capable of being inhabited.

Origin of habitable

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

Related formshab·it·a·bil·i·ty, hab·it·a·ble·ness, nounhab·it·a·bly, adverbnon·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·hab·it·a·ble, adjectivenon·hab·it·a·ble·ness, nounnon·hab·it·a·bly, adverbun·hab·it·a·ble, adjectiveun·hab·it·a·ble·ness, nounun·hab·it·a·bly, adverb

Can be confusedhabitable inhabitable uninhabitable

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British Dictionary definitions for unhabitable

habitable

adjective

able to be lived in

Derived Formshabitability or habitableness, nounhabitably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for unhabitable

habitable

adj.

late 14c., from Old French habitable "suitable for human dwelling" (14c.), from Latin habitabilis "that is fit to live in," from habitare (see habitat). Related: Habitably; habitability.