habitable

Etymology

Originally derived from the Latin habitābilis (“habitable”), from habitō (“dwell, live”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/

Adjective

habitable (comparative more habitable, superlative most habitable)

1. Safe 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habitabilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.biˈta.blə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.biˈta.ble/
• Homophone: evitable

Adjective

habitable (masculine and feminine plural habitables)

1. habitable, inhabitable

   Antonym: inhabitable

Further reading

• “habitable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habitabilis.

Adjective

habitable (plural habitables)

1. habitable, inhabitable

Further reading

• “habitable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habitabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abiˈtable/, [aβiˈt̪aβle]

Adjective

habitable (plural habitables)

1. habitable, inhabitable

Further reading

• “habitable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.