HABITABLY

Etymology

Adverb

habitably (comparative more habitably, superlative most habitably)

So as to permit habitation.

Source: Wiktionary


HABITABLE

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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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

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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