habitability

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noun

The property of being habitable.

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Meanings

nounhabitability (countable and uncountable, plural habitabilities)

plural habitabilities

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being habitable.

    We derive rotation periods, photometric activity indices, flaring energies, mass loss rates, gyrochronological ages, X-ray luminosities and consider implications for the planetary magnetospheres and habitability.

    2015, D. J. Armstrong, C. E. Pugh, A.-M. Broomhall, D. J. A. Brown, M. N. Lund, H. P. Osborn, D. L. Pollacco, “The Host Stars of Keplers Habitable Exoplanets: Superflares, Rotation and Activity”, in arXiv
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    The findings shed light on the geological history of Mars and offer valuable insights into how rocky planets across the solar system evolve. In addition, the discovery offers key implications for understanding the habitability of rocky planets, the researchers said.

    2025 September 3, Julia Jacobo, “What are the mysterious blobs on Mars? Astronomers may have figured it out”, in ABC News

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsuitability for living in or on

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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MLA

“habitability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “habitability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habitability.

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