C2adjectivespaceenvironment
US/ˈhæb.ɪ.tə.bəl/
UK/ˈhæb.ɪ.tə.bəl/
good enough for people, animals or plants to live in
In context
Astronomers have found several rocky planets in the habitable zone of nearby stars.
Rising seas could make some low islands no longer habitable.
Workers repaired the flooded houses to make them habitable again.
Words that go with habitable
adjective + noun
- habitable zoneEarth sits comfortably inside the Sun's habitable zone.
- habitable planetFinding a habitable planet is a major goal of space science.
- habitable worldSome scientists believe Mars was once a habitable world.
- habitable areaOnly a small habitable area of the island is above sea level.
adverb + adjective
- potentially habitableThe telescope discovered a potentially habitable world forty light-years away.