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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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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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