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Vinony

habitable

adjective

  1. suitable to be lived in
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ / /ˈhabɪtəb(ə)l/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English abitable, habytable, from Middle French habitable, from Latin habitābilis (“habitable”), from habitō (“dwell, live”). By surface analysis, habit (“inhabit”) + able.

  1. Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.

    “After we found the freshwater spring we were more confident that the place was habitable.”

    “Humankind has never found any other habitable planets apart from Earth.”

  2. Of an astronomical object: capable of supporting, or giving rise to, life.