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View synonyms for inhabitable

inhabitable

1

[ in-hab-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. able or fit to be lived in:

    Through years of neglect and eventual disrepair, the larger portion of the city has utterly collapsed and is no longer inhabitable.



inhabitable

2

[ in-hab-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. unfit to live in; uninhabitable:

    People need to evacuate immediately, as rapidly dropping temperatures will make the whole area inhabitable by sundown.

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Other Words From

  • in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty [in-hab-i-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • non·in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty noun
  • non·in·hab·it·a·ble adjective
  • un·in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty noun
  • un·in·hab·it·a·ble adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of inhabitable1

First recorded in 1400–50; inhabit ( def ) + -able ( def )

Origin of inhabitable2

First recorded in 1580–90; from French, from Latin inhabitābilis, from in- in- 3( def ) + habitābilis habitable ( def )

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