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inhabitance

inhabitance

6.0
Living in a place
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈhæbɪtəns/
translation icon : habitabilidad
  • The inhabitance of the old castle has been well documented by historians.

Examples

  • The inhabitance of the forest was evident, as signs of wildlife were everywhere.

  • Silko's attention to the liveliness of matter (here, the grinding stones) reasserts the long inhabitance of the land.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Residents of the town have shared their memories of the inhabitance of their ancestors.

Synonyms

residence
vsinhabitance
72 3.3

Living in a place for a period, often for legal reasons

is the same meaning but uses a different word
residency
vsinhabitance
28 4.9

Living at an address that is your official home for legal matters

is the general act or state rather than a temporary stay
occupancy
vsinhabitance
11 4.6

Living in or using a building

includes living but adds use or possession of buildings
habitation
vsinhabitance
6 4.2

The act of living in a place as a home

is broader covering living or occupying any particular place
occupation
vsinhabitance
1 4.6

Moving into and using a building without the owner's permission

is about living or occupying a place rather than taking control
inhabitation
vsinhabitance
1 6.6

Living in a place as a permanent home

is the general act or state not limited to permanence
inhabitancy
vsinhabitance
1 7.8

The state of living permanently in a place

refers to living or occupying without implying permanence
abidance
vsinhabitance
  • Archaic
9.9

Staying in a place for a period of time

also covers occupying or possessing a place not only staying

How Populated

population
  • Specialized
218 2.7
inhabitance
6.0
occupancy
11 4.6
vacancy
5 2.7

Surface Forms

inhabitance singular
inhabitances plural

Morphology

inhabitance = inhabit (transparent) = inhabit + ance

Clear nominalization by adding the suffix '-ance' to the verb 'inhabit', yielding 'the state or act of inhabiting'.

Etymology

Inhabitance comes from the prefix in- meaning 'in' and the root habitare meaning 'to live'. It is like the words inhabit and habitat, so inhabitance means the state or act of living in a particular place.