capable of being inhabited

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  • Habitable — Hab it*a*ble (h[a^]b [i^]t*[.a]*b l), a. [F. {habitable}, L. habitabilis.] Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world. {Hab it*a*ble*ness}, n. {Hab it*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Habitableness — Habitable Hab it*a*ble (h[a^]b [i^]t*[.a]*b l), a. [F. {habitable}, L. habitabilis.] Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world. {Hab it*a*ble*ness}, n. {Hab it*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Habitably — Habitable Hab it*a*ble (h[a^]b [i^]t*[.a]*b l), a. [F. {habitable}, L. habitabilis.] Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world. {Hab it*a*ble*ness}, n. {Hab it*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inhabitable — In*hab it*a*ble, a. [L. inhabitabilis. See {Inhabit}.] Capable of being inhabited; habitable. [1913 Webster] Systems of inhabitable planets. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • habitable — habitability, habitableness, n. habitably, adv. /hab i teuh beuhl/, adj. capable of being inhabited. [1350 1400; ME habitabilis, equiv. to habita(re) to inhabit (see HABITAT) + bilis BLE; r. ME abitable < MF] * * * …   Universalium

  • habitable — hab·it·able / ha bi tə bəl/ adj: suitable and fit for a person to live in: free of defects that endanger the health and safety of occupants see also warranty of habitability at warranty hab·it·abil·i·ty /ˌha bi tə bi lə tē/ n …   Law dictionary

  • inhabitable — (adj.) a word used in two opposite senses: not habitable (late 14c., from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not + HABITABLE (Cf. habitable)) and capable of being inhabited (c.1600, from INHABIT (Cf. inhabit) + ABLE (Cf. able)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • habitable — hab•it•a•ble [[t]ˈhæb ɪ tə bəl[/t]] adj. capable of being inhabited • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < MF hab it•a•bil′i•ty, hab′it•a•ble•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • habitable — /ˈhæbətəbəl/ (say habuhtuhbuhl) adjective capable of being inhabited. –habitability /hæbətəˈbɪləti/ (say habuhtuh biluhtee), habitableness, noun –habitably, adverb …  

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