inhabitable
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/
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- Hyphenation: in‧hab‧it‧a‧ble
Etymology 1
Adjective
inhabitable (comparative more inhabitable, superlative most inhabitable)
- Fit to live in; habitable.
- a. 1704, John Locke, “Elements of Natural Philosophy”, in A Collection of Several Pieces of Mr. John Locke, London: J. Bettenham for R. Francklin, published 1710, pages 190–191:
- It is more ſuitable to the wiſdom, power and greatneſs of God, to think that the fixt Stars are all of them Suns, with Syſtems of inhabitable Planets moving about them, to whoſe Inhabitants he diſplays the marks of his Goodneſs as well as to us […]
Usage notes
While the usage is obsolete, inhabitable can also be an antonym of habitable and have the opposite meaning to that intended. Where such confusion might arise, one may prefer to use habitable or another synonym. Compare inflammable.
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Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French inhabitable, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inhabitabilis (“uninhabitable”)
Adjective
inhabitable (comparative more inhabitable, superlative most inhabitable)
- (obsolete) Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited.
- c. 1595 William Shakespeare, Richard II, [Act I, scene i], lines 62–66:
- […] Which to maintaine, I would allow him oddes, / And meete him, were I tide to runne afoote, / Euen to the frozen ridges of the Alpes, / Or any other ground inhabitable, / Where euer Engliſhman durſt ſet his foote.
- c. 1595 William Shakespeare, Richard II, [Act I, scene i], lines 62–66:
Usage notes
Inhabitable can also be an antonym of uninhabitable and have the opposite meaning to that intended. Where such confusion might arise, one may prefer to use uninhabitable or another synonym. Compare uninteresting.
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French inhabitable, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inhabitabilis (“uninhabitable”), as if in- + habitable
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.na.bi.tabl/
- Rhymes: -abl
- Homophone: inhabitables
Adjective
inhabitable (plural inhabitables)
Further reading
- “inhabitable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Adjective
inhabitable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inhabitables)
Antonyms
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