habitable

Suitable for living

Habitable means fit to live in.

A habitable dwelling has the basic requirements for human occupation—shelter, water, heat: The apartment was barely habitable.

The word often appears in legal or scientific contexts: housing codes define habitable conditions, and astronomers search for habitable planets capable of supporting life.

livability

livable

Fit for residence

residential · accommodations · quarters · housing · shelter · roof · refuge · sanitary · hygienic · spacious

colonization

settlement

Resolved dispute or colony

extraterrestrial · outpost · expedition · spacecraft · biosphere · astronauts · interstellar · colony · exoplanet · exploration

comfort

cozy

Warm and snug

  • welcomingReceiving others warmly
  • snugComfortably close-fitting
  • warmModerately heated, or friendly

inviting · homely · restful · peaceful · tranquil · serene · sanctuary · hearth · fireside · domestic

climate

temperate

Mild, avoiding extremes

arid · tropical · humidity · temperature · weather · seasons · rainfall · freshwater · arable · fertile

sustainability

eco-friendly

Not harming the environment

energy-efficient · solar · wind · geothermal · organic · permaculture · biodiversity · composting · carbon-neutral · self-sufficient

Categories
Opposites
suitability for living

habitableuninhabitable

Unfit for residence

unhabitable · unlivable · unliveable · inhospitable · uninhabited

Phrases
Family

uninhabitable, inhabitable, habitability, habitable zone, inhabitability

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