Synonyms for habitable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hab-i-tuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæb ɪ tə bəl


Définition of habitable

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French habitable "suitable for human dwelling" (14c.), from Latin habitabilis "that is fit to live in," from habitare (see habitat). Related: Habitably; habitability.
  • adj inhabitable
Example sentences :
  • It was quite evident, however, that the ship was not habitable.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • And I dragged her off, when I was dressed, to the dining-room, which was the most habitable room of the house.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • They are spoken today over a large part of the habitable globe.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • And what an amiable race of people are the Stubbses of this habitable globe!
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • Every bit of habitable land on this globe is some man's dwelling place!
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
  • For, as population decreased, so did the habitable areas of Earth.
  • Extract from : « It's All Yours » by Sam Merwin
  • One small chamber, on the ground-floor, maintains a habitable aspect.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • The habitable area was therefore, adequate to the wants of these festive people.
  • Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
  • Beyond that fact I do not pretend to estimate the habitable area.
  • Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
  • They number about eighty habitable and twice as many small islands.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway

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