Habitable
['hæbɪtəb(ə)l] or ['hæbɪtəbl]
Definition
(a.) Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Inhabitable.
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Definition
adj. that may be dwelt in.—ns. Habitabil′ity Hab′itableness.—adv. Hab′itably.—ns. Hab′itant an inhabitant; Hab′itat the natural abode or locality of an animal or plant: place of abode generally; Habitā′tion act of inhabiting: a dwelling or residence: a group lodge company as of the so-called 'Primrose League.'
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Examples
- Not one solitary house escaped unscathed--not one remained habitable, even. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This is the habitable part of the house, which has been repaired and redecorated inside on Laura's account. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The smaller room was better furnished and more habitable than the larger; thither he introduced me. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Look, round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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