habitable
Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can liveSafe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
» Mars is not a habitable planet.
Meaning
2 sensesSafe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
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.
bewohnbar, habitabel
приго́дный для жи́зниprigódnyj dlja žízni, го́дный для жилья́gódnyj dlja žilʹjá, жило́йžilój
fit for habitation
Of an astronomical object: capable of supporting, or giving rise to, life.
Examples
31 sentencesMars is not a habitable planet.
Is this planet habitable by humans?
All houses are supposed to be habitable.
ruВсе дома должны быть обитаемыми. — Selena777
Astronomers have already located some habitable-zone planets.
deDie Astronomen haben schon einige Planeten in bewohnbaren Regionen entdeckt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The room is very dirty, it isn't habitable.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English abitable, habytable, from Middle French habitable, from Latin habitābiFrom Middle English abitable, habytable, from Middle French habitable, from Latin habitābilis (“habitable”), from habitō (“dwell, live”). By surface analysis, habit (“inhabit”) + able.
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Forms
more habitable, most habitable| Comparative | more habitable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most habitable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- fit for habitation:inhabitable
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form