uninhabitable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/
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Etymology
From un- + inhabitable.
Meanings
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Not fit for people (or other living things) to live in; not able to be inhabited.
The earthquake left many homes in the area uninhabitable.
Though this island seem to be desert,— […] Uninhabitable and almost inaccessible,—
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:Then there is the misery of leaking roofs and oozing walls, which in winter makes some rooms almost uninhabitable.
1937, George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier, Penguin, published 1962, Part 1, Chapter 4, p. 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more uninhabitable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most uninhabitable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
uninhabitableness · uninhabitably
Synonyms
unoccupiable · unhabitable · unlivable
Translations (25)
uk нежили́й (not inhabitable) · gl inhabitábel (not inhabitable) · pl niezamieszkiwalny (not inhabitable) · be нежылы́ (not inhabitable) · fr inhabitable (not inhabitable) · el ακατοίκητος (not inhabitable) · gl inhabitable (not inhabitable) · cs neobyvatelný (not inhabitable) · ca inhabitable (not inhabitable) · pt inabitável (not inhabitable) · es inhabitable (not inhabitable) · gv neuchummaltagh (not inhabitable) · de unbewohnbar (not inhabitable) · ru неприго́дный для прожива́ния (not inhabitable) · da ubeboelig (not inhabitable) · ru нежило́й (not inhabitable) · ru неприго́дный для жилья́ (not inhabitable) · hu lakhatatlan (not inhabitable) · sv obeboelig (not inhabitable) · it inabitabile (not inhabitable) · frm inhabitable (not inhabitable) · fi asumiskelvoton (not inhabitable) · nb ubeboelig (not inhabitable) · nl onbewoonbaar (not inhabitable) · gv neuvaghagh (not inhabitable)