livability

Also liv·a·ble·ness
Or live·a·bil·i·ty

[liv-uh-bil-i-tee]

noun

1. the quality or fact of being suitable for living in.

   A bike-friendly community scores high in livability, which can help attract companies to settle in your area.

2. the quality or fact of being endurable or worth living.

   Attempted suicides who feel they’ve been spared for a reason—does this say something profound about the innate livability and worth of life?

Other Word Forms

• unlivability noun
• unlivableness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of livability¹

liv(e) ¹ ( def. ) + -ability ( def. )

Example Sentences

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“It’s important for people to understand how important those trees are to the livability of anybody who remains in Altadena and for the purposes of anybody who’s rebuilding,” she said.

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Author Annie Kelly and photographer Tim Street-Porter have chosen homes featuring both high design and high livability.

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The LABarometer survey on livability and affordability is an annual poll that selects from a demographically representative online panel of L.A.

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