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habitable

habitable

adjective ah-bee-TAH-bleh Rare

Also means

livable

Usage Note

Habitable describes a space that meets minimum conditions for human occupation. In architecture and real estate, superficie habitable is the net usable floor area. It contrasts with inhabitable, which confusingly means 'uninhabitable' in Spanish — the opposite of its English cognate.

Examples

"El apartamento no es habitable en invierno."

Natural Translation

The apartment is not habitable in winter.

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