habitable

CEFRC1

/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Suitable for people or animals to live in.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of an astronomical object: capable of supporting, or giving rise to, life.

Examples

  • All houses are supposed to be habitable.

  • Can we make Mars habitable and turn it green?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhabɪtəb(ə)l/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.

More examples

In context

  • For centuries, it was thought that Venus could not be habitable without terraforming.

  • 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.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English abitable, habytable, from Middle French habitable, from Latin habitābilis (“habitable”), from habitō (“dwell, live”). By surface analysis, habit (“inhabit”) + able.