uninhabited

Everyday

1. With no people living there. tree →
2. With no animals or living things living there (less common). tree →

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.