habitable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hab′i tə bəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hab•it•a•ble /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. (of a place) that can be lived in:Finally the renovated apartments were habitable.
hab•it•a•bil•i•ty /ˌhæbɪtəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -hab-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hab•it•a•ble  (hab′i tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being inhabited.
  • Middle French
  • 1350–1400; Middle English habitābilis, equivalent. to habitā(re) to inhabit (see habitat) + -bilis -ble; replacing Middle English abitable
hab′it•a•bil′i•ty, hab′it•a•ble•ness, n. 
hab′it•a•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
habitable / ˈhæbɪtəbəl/
  1. able to be lived in
ˌhabitaˈbility, ˈhabitablenessˈhabitably
'habitable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barrier island - livable

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