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uninhabited

in·hab·it·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-hab-i-tid]
    • /ɪnˈhæb ɪ tɪd/
    • /ˌʌn.ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-hab-i-tid]
    • /ɪnˈhæb ɪ tɪd/

Definitions of uninhabited word

  • adjective uninhabited having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island. 1
  • adjective uninhabited not lived in 1
  • adjective uninhabited An uninhabited place is one where nobody lives. 0
  • adjective uninhabited (of a place) not having inhabitants 0
  • adjective uninhabited not inhabited; having no inhabitants. 0

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Origin of uninhabited

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; inhabit + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Uninhabited

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

uninhabited popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for uninhabited

adj uninhabited

  • at leisure — having free time for ease, relaxation, etc
  • blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
  • deserted — abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.

adjective uninhabited

  • desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
  • empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
  • exanimate — Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
  • abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
  • wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.

Antonyms for uninhabited

adj uninhabited

  • lived-in — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.

adjective uninhabited

  • inhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.
  • occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.

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