different between alive vs habitable

English

Etymology

From Middle English alive, alyve, alife, from Old English on l?fe (“in life”), equivalent to a- +? live.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??la?v/
• Rhymes: -a?v

Adjective

alive (comparative more alive, superlative most alive)

1. Having life; living; not dead
2. In a state of action; in force or operation; existent

3. Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
4. Sprightly; lively; brisk.
5. susceptible; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy
6. (as an intensifier) out of all living creatures.
7. (programming) Synonym of live

Usage notes

• Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies, for example "The bee is alive". Before a noun, the adjectives living or live may be used with a similar meaning

Synonyms

• (having life): alive and kicking, extant, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
• (in a state of action): existing, extant; See also Thesaurus:existent
• (sprightly, lively, brisk): frisky, peppy, zestful; see also Thesaurus:active
• (out of all living creatures): ever, in the world

Antonyms

• dead

Derived terms

Translations

References

alive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Leiva, alvei, avile

English

Etymology

Originally derived from the Latin habit?bilis (“habitable”), from habit? (“dwell, live”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?hæb?t?b?l/

Adjective

habitable (comparative more habitable, superlative most habitable)

1. Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.

Synonyms

• inhabitable

Antonyms

• unhabitable
• uninhabitable

Related terms

• habitability
• habitat
• inhabitable

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habitabilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?.bi?ta.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.bi?ta.ble/
• Homophone: evitable (Central)

Adjective

habitable (masculine and feminine plural habitables)

1. habitable, inhabitable

   Antonym: inhabitable

Related terms

• habitabilitat

Further reading

• “habitable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “habitable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “habitable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “habitable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habitabilis.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.bi.tabl/

Adjective

habitable (plural habitables)

1. habitable, inhabitable

Antonyms

• inhabitable

Further reading

• “habitable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habitabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi?table/, [a.??i?t?a.??le]

Adjective

habitable (plural habitables)

1. habitable, inhabitable

   Antonym: inhabitable

Related terms

• habitabilidad

Further reading

• “habitable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.