habitable
adjective
hab·it·able
ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 
also hə-ˈbi-tə-
: capable of being lived in : suitable for habitation
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
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The confusion came after residents received a second email on Saturday, June 28, that said The Cooper would not hold tenants to their leases until the landlord is able to determine if their apartments are habitable in accordance with their lease agreement.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
At temperatures hovering around 0 degrees Celsius, the resulting meltwater ponds could have served as habitable environments for early life.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Like, we could get hit with an asteroid the size of the one that killed off the dinosaurs, and Earth would still be more habitable.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
The report will give information on which units are safe to be inhabited, which ones residents can safely return to to collect things but aren’t habitable, and which ones are unsafe to be entered under any circumstances.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
At temperatures hovering around 0 degrees Celsius, the resulting meltwater ponds could have served as habitable environments for early life.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Like, we could get hit with an asteroid the size of the one that killed off the dinosaurs, and Earth would still be more habitable.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
The report will give information on which units are safe to be inhabited, which ones residents can safely return to to collect things but aren’t habitable, and which ones are unsafe to be entered under any circumstances.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
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“Habitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habitable. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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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
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