uninhabited
part of speech
adjective (uninhabited)
meaning for a pupil
1) With no people living there. tree →
2) With no animals or living things living there (less common). tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and stories it describes islands, deserts, planets or houses where nobody lives. It tells the reader a place is empty, lonely or wild. Phrases: an uninhabited island, an uninhabited house.
examples
- The sailors were shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. tree →
- Much of Antarctica is uninhabited. tree →
- The old farmhouse has been uninhabited for years. tree →
- Scientists think the Moon is uninhabited. tree →
- They explored an uninhabited valley. tree →
- The rocket landed on an uninhabited planet in the story. tree →
- He very soon found that Squirrel Island was uninhabited. tree →
note
Trap: «inhabited» means people live there, and «uninhabited» means nobody does; but «inhabitable» (can be lived in) and «uninhabitable» (cannot be lived in) are different words. Not countable; it is an adjective.
Trees and pragmatics
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