adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/
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adj
Meaning 1
Not fit for people (or other living things) to live in; not able to be inhabited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The earthquake left many homes in the area uninhabitable.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unlivable, unoccupiable, unhabitable
Antonyms: inhabitable
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
not fit for habitation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From un- + inhabitable.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
нежылы́
(nježylý)
— not inhabitable
Catalan:
inhabitable
— not inhabitable
Czech:
neobyvatelný
— not inhabitable
Danish:
ubeboelig
— not inhabitable
Dutch:
onbewoonbaar
— not inhabitable
Finnish:
asumiskelvoton
— not inhabitable
French:
inhabitable
— not inhabitable
Middle French:
inhabitable
— not inhabitable
Galician:
inhabitable
— not inhabitable
Galician:
inhabitábel
— not inhabitable
German:
unbewohnbar
— not inhabitable
Greek:
ακατοίκητος
(akatoíkitos)
— not inhabitable
Hungarian:
lakhatatlan
— not inhabitable
Italian:
inabitabile
— not inhabitable
Manx:
neuchummaltagh
— not inhabitable
Manx:
neuvaghagh
— not inhabitable
Norwegian Bokmål:
ubeboelig
— not inhabitable
Polish:
niezamieszkiwalny
— not inhabitable
Portuguese:
inabitável
— not inhabitable
Russian:
нежило́й
(nežilój)
— not inhabitable
Russian:
неприго́дный для жилья́
(neprigódnyj dlja žilʹjá)
— not inhabitable
Russian:
неприго́дный для прожива́ния
(neprigódnyj dlja proživánija)
— not inhabitable
