habitable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English abitable, habytable, from Middle French habitable, from Latin habitābilis (“habitable”), from habitō (“dwell, live”). By surface analysis, habit (“inhabit”) +‎ able. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ === Adjective === habitable (comparative more habitable, superlative most habitable) Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation. Of an astronomical object: capable of supporting, or giving rise to, life. ==== Synonyms ==== inhabitable ==== Antonyms ==== unhabitable uninhabitable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== habitability habitat inhabitable ==== Translations ==== === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin habitābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ə.βiˈtab.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.biˈtab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.biˈta.ble] Homophone: evitable (Central) === Adjective === habitable m or f (masculine and feminine plural habitables) habitable, inhabitable Antonym: inhabitable ==== Related terms ==== habitabilitat === Further reading === “habitable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “habitable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “habitable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “habitable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin habitābilis. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /a.bi.tabl/ === Adjective === habitable (plural habitables) habitable, inhabitable Antonym: inhabitable === Further reading === “habitable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin habitābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abiˈtable/ [a.β̞iˈt̪a.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: ha‧bi‧ta‧ble === Adjective === habitable m or f (masculine and feminine plural habitables) habitable, inhabitable Antonym: inhabitable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “habitable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025