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ˈhæb ɪ tə bəlhab·it·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. habitable, inhabitableadjective

    fit for habitation

    "the habitable world"

Wiktionary

  1. habitableadjective

    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.

  2. Etymology: Originally derived from the habitabilis, from habito.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. HABITABLEadjective

    Capable of being dwelt in; capable of sustaining human creatures.

    Etymology: habitable, Fr. habitabilis, Lat.

    By means of our solitary situation, we know well most part of the habitable world, and are ourselves unknown. Francis Bacon.

    That was her torrid and inflaming time;
    This is her habitable tropique clime. John Donne.

    Look round the habitable world, how few
    Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue. Dryden.

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  1. habitable

    Habitable refers to an environment or place that is suitable or fit for supporting and sustaining life and human settlement. It typically implies having living conditions such as sufficient space, favorable climate, availability of necessary resources like food, water, and air, and being safe or free from excessive danger or harm.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Habitableadjective

    capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world

  2. Etymology: [F. habitable, L. habitabilis.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Habitable

    hab′it-a-bl, adj. that may be dwelt in.—ns. Habitabil′ity, Hab′itableness.—adv. Hab′itably.—ns. Hab′itant, an inhabitant; Hab′itat, the natural abode or locality of an animal or plant: place of abode generally; Habitā′tion, act of inhabiting: a dwelling or residence: a group, lodge, company, as of the so-called 'Primrose League.' [Fr.,—L. habitabilishabitāre, -ātum, to inhabit, freq. of habēre, to have.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of HABITABLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of HABITABLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of HABITABLE in a Sentence

  1. Jason Steffen:

    Life in a multi-habitable system may have a higher probability of surviving.

  2. Brad Tucker:

    We haven't even found anything close to this so far, it's more habitable, it's less harsh and this gives us a good strong chance of actually finding life or something as opposed to the other Earth-like planets found to date.

  3. Nathen Velez:

    If it’s safe and habitable, then why does it hurt? why does it hurt me to breathe?

  4. Joshua Schlieder:

    MARS MAY HAVE HOSTED LIFE EARLIER THAN EARTH DID, STUDY SAYS Joshua Schlieder, a co-author of the study and an astrophysicist at NASA Goddard, said that not all planets that orbit stars are identical, highlighting the differences between Earth and Venus. We still have many questions about why Earth became habitable and Venus did not.

  5. Faiz Shakur:

    Today, we say to Donald Trump and the fossil fuel industry that climate change is not a hoax but is an existential threat to our country and the entire planet, we intend to transform our energy system away from fossil fuel and into energy efficiency and sustainable energy, and when we do that we are going tocreate millions of good-paying jobs. All of usand every person in this country have a moral responsibility to make certain that the planet we leave to our children and grandchildren is healthy and habitable.

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