Added 9 October 2026
habitable
/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ adjective
In Latin: habitabilis Wiktionary
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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.
- Of an astronomical object: capable of supporting, or giving rise to, life.
Origin
From 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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