habitable

[ hab-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being inhabited.

habitable

/ ˈhæbɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be lived in

Derived Forms

• ˈhabitably, adverb
• ˌhabitaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• habit·a·bili·ty habit·a·ble·ness noun
• habit·a·bly adverb
• nonhab·it·a·bili·ty noun
• non·habit·a·ble adjective
• non·habit·a·ble·ness noun
• non·habit·a·bly adverb
• un·habit·a·ble adjective
• un·habit·a·ble·ness noun
• un·habit·a·bly 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

He imagined a future in which “resources and livable conditions are scarce. Scarcity is the rule, and requires a degree of self-interest. Population problems are beyond solution by migration. No habitable unclaimed lands remain.”

From Salon

Agricultural production uses up just under half of the planet's habitable land, which represents plenty of room for intervention.

From Salon

"So if there are habitable environments on Mars, those may be now deep underground."

From BBC

This new understanding that the shape and depth of ocean floors is perhaps the greatest influencer of carbon sequestration can also aid the search for habitable planets in our universe.

From Science Daily

He said none of the apartments in the building are habitable.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• livable