Habitable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Habitable is an adjective meaning Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
Meaning
Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
More Meanings
- Of an astronomical object: capable of supporting, or giving rise to, life.
Example Sentences
Humankind has never found any other habitable planets apart from Earth.
After we found the freshwater spring we were more confident that the place was habitable.
Feros is a habitable world in the Attican Beta cluster. Two-thirds of the habitable surface is covered with the ruins of a crumbling Prothean megatropolis.
Synonyms for habitable
Depending on context, synonyms include inhabitable, livable, liveable.
Antonyms for habitable
Common opposites include unhabitable, uninhabitable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inhabitable, livable, liveable, occupied, hospitable, living.
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