habitable

[hab-i-tuh-buhl]

hab·it·a·ble

[hab-i-tuh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being inhabited.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English habitābilis, equivalent to habitā(re) to inhabit (see habitat) + -bilis -ble; replacing Middle English abitable < Middle French

hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, hab·it·a·ble·ness, noun
hab·it·a·bly, adverb
non·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
non·hab·it·a·ble·ness, noun
EXPAND
non·hab·it·a·b·ly, adverb
un·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
un·hab·it·a·ble·ness, noun
un·hab·it·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

habitable, inhabitable, uninhabitable.
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Habitable is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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habitable (ˈhæbɪtəbəl)
 
adj
able to be lived in
 
habita'bility
 
n
 
'habitableness
 
n
 
'habitably
 
adv

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