inhabitable

inhabitable
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)).

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  • 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

  • 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 — 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

  • inhabitable — Inhabitable. adj. de tout genre. Qui ne peut estre habité. Maison inhabitable. pays inhabitable. lieux inhabitables …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Inhabitable — In*hab it*a*ble, a. [L. inhabitabilis. See {Inhabit}.] Capable of being inhabited; habitable. [1913 Webster] Systems of inhabitable planets. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — index habitable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inhabitable — (Del lat. inhabitabĭlis). adj. No habitable …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 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 …   English World dictionary

  • 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

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