habitable, inhabitable

habitable, inhabitable
Habitable means "capable of being lived in." It is applied to buildings in which people might reside: "This house is so flimsy that it is hardly habitable." Inhabitable refers to countries or large areas in which human beings or animals can live: "Most persons feel that the Sahara Desert is not inhabitable." The antonym of inhabitable is uninhabitable.

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  • inhabitable — ► adjetivo Que no reúne las condiciones necesarias para ser habitado: ■ su apartamento era inhabitable por su estrechez y oscuridad. ANTÓNIMO habitable * * * inhabitable adj. No habitable. * * * inhabitable. (Del lat. inhabitabĭlis). adj. No… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • inhabitable — See habitable. See habitable, inhabitable …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • habitable — See habitable, inhabitable …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • inhabitable — [ inabitabl ] adj. • 1360; lat. inhabitabilis ♦ Qui n est pas habitable, qui est difficilement habitable. Maison inhabitable, sans aucun confort. Un désert, une contrée inhabitable. ⇒ hostile, inhospitalier. ● inhabitable adjectif (latin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • habitable — [ abitabl ] adj. • v. 1150; lat. habitabilis 1 ♦ Où l on peut habiter, vivre. Planète habitable. Maison, logement habitable, en bon état, salubre. « Quand j étais misérable, marchant dans la pluie ou le vent, la plus petite anfractuosité, le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Inhabitable — In*hab it*a*ble, a. [L. inhabitabilis: cf. F. inhabitable. See {In } not, and {Habitable}.] Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The frozen ridges of the Alps Or other ground inhabitable. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inhabitable — (adj.) a word used in two opposite senses: not habitable (late 14c., from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not + HABITABLE (Cf. habitable)) and capable of being inhabited (c.1600, from INHABIT (Cf. inhabit) + ABLE (Cf. able)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • habitable — hab·it·able / ha bi tə bəl/ adj: suitable and fit for a person to live in: free of defects that endanger the health and safety of occupants see also warranty of habitability at warranty hab·it·abil·i·ty /ˌha bi tə bi lə tē/ n …   Law dictionary

  • inhabitable — inhabitable1 [in hab′it ə bəl] adj. that can be inhabited; fit to live in; habitable inhabitability n. inhabitable2 [in hab′it ə bəl] adj. Obs. not habitable inhabitability n. * * * See inhabitability. * * * …   Universalium

  • inhabitable — adjetivo 1. (ser / estar) Que no puede habitarse porque no reúne las condiciones para ello: Esta casa está inhabitable, necesitaría una reforma. Esta ciudad es inhabitable con tanto ruido y tantos humos. Antónimo: habitable …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

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