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 of habitable

• inhabitable

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

Robert Pattinson plays a young down-on-his-luck kid who is hellbent on getting passage on a deep space vessel that is searching for a way to make a new planet habitable. —Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025

Each player represents a corporation, striving to make money by converting Mars into a human-habitable planet. —Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025

Gateway is a habitable space station designed to orbit the Moon and serve as a staging point for astronaut and cargo missions to and from the lunar surface. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025

The project is to include 10,222 square feet of habitable space and a 6,747-square-foot underground garage with 12 parking spaces and bicycle parking. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for habitable

• uninhabitable

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