HABITABLE

habitable, inhabitable

(adjective) fit for habitation; “the habitable world”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

habitable (comparative more habitable, superlative most habitable)

Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.

Synonyms

• inhabitable

Antonyms

• unhabitable

• uninhabitable

Source: Wiktionary


Hab"it*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. habitable, L. habitbilis.]

Definition: Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world.

– Hab"it*a*ble*ness, n.

– Hab"it*a*bly, adv.

Hab"ita*ble, n Etym: [F. habitacle dwelling place, binnacle, L. habitaculum dwelling place. See Binnacle, Habit, v.]

Definition: A dwelling place. Chaucer. Southey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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