habitable

adjective

hab·​it·​able ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 

 also  hə-ˈbi-tə-

: capable of being lived in : suitable for habitation

habitability

ˌha-bə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

habitableness

ˈha-bə-tə-bəl-nes 

noun

habitably

ˈha-bə-tə-blē 

 also  hə-ˈbi-tə-

adverb

Synonyms

• inhabitable
• livable
• liveable

Examples of habitable in a Sentence

The house is not habitable.

the frigid Arctic is not habitable for amphibians and reptiles—or for humans, either, for that matter

Recent Examples on the Web

Related article Europa Clipper set to launch soon to explore a potentially habitable moon in our solar system This launch comes after several weather delays in late August and earlier in the morning on Tuesday hampered the Polaris Dawn crew’s efforts to get off the ground. —Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024

So the probability that this planet is a habitable ocean world is very low. —Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024

The rover landed on the planet's surface nearly 12 years ago with the objective of investigating whether Mars was ever habitable. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024

Of his shortlist of six potentially habitable worlds, Doyon says LHS 1140b is the most likely to have retained an atmosphere. —Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 20 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

habitable

adjective

hab·​it·​able ˈhab-ət-ə-bəl 

: suitable or fit to live in

a habitable cave

habitability

ˌhab-ət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

Legal Definition

habitable

adjective

hab·​it·​able ˈha-bi-tə-bəl 

: 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

habitability

ˌha-bi-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

habitableness noun

habitably adverb