habitable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈhabɪtəb(ə)l/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English abitable, habytable, from Middle French habitable, from Latin habitābilis (“habitable”), from habitō (“dwell, live”). By surface analysis, habit (“inhabit”) + able.
Meanings
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Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
Feros is a habitable world in the Attican Beta cluster. Two-thirds of the habitable surface is covered with the ruins of a crumbling Prothean megatropolis.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Planets: Feros Codex entry:After we found the freshwater spring we were more confident that the place was habitable.
Humankind has never found any other habitable planets apart from Earth.
- Of an astronomical object: capable of supporting, or giving rise to, life.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most habitable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more habitable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
habitable epoch · habitably · habitableness · nonhabitable · superhabitable · habitable zone · semihabitable
Relateds
inhabitable · habitat · habitability
Synonyms
Translations (27)
eo loĝebla (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · nl bewoonbaar (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · fi asuinkelpoinen (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · nl bewoonbare (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · pt habitável (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · es habitable (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · pdt bewonboa (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · de bewohnbar (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · ru го́дный для жилья́ (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · it abitabile (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · el κατοικήσιμος (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · cs obyvatelný (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · ru жило́й (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · hu lakható (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · ia habitabile (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · ru приго́дный для жи́зни (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · rgn abitàbil (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · la habitabilis (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · pl nadający się do zamieszkania (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · bg обитаем (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · sv beboelig (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · fi asuttava (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · de habitabel (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · ro locuibil (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · ca habitable (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · eo enloĝebla (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable) · hi वासयोग्य (where humans or other animals can live — see also inhabitable)