habitableness n 1: suitability for living in or on [syn: {habitability}, {habitableness}]
Habitable \Hab"it*a*ble\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*[.a]*b'l), a. [F. {habitable}, L. habitabilis.] Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world. -- {Hab"it*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Hab"it*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]