livable

or live·a·ble

[ liv-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈlɪv ə bəl /

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adjective

suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.

worth living; endurable: She needed something to make life more livable.

that can be lived with; companionable (often used in combination with with): polite and charming but not altogether livable-with.

Nearby words

litzmann obliquity, liu pang, liu shao qi, liu shaoqi, liuzhou, livable, live, live and learn, live and let live, live axle, live birth

Origin of livable

First recorded in 1605–15; live¹ + -able

SYNONYMS FOR livable

2 enjoyable, bearable, worthwhile.

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Related formsliv·a·ble·ness, liv·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·liv·a·ble, adjectiveun·liv·a·ble·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for livable

In a country nearly crushed by poverty and joblessness, there is little money left over for making the prisons humane and livable.
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Too bad those values doesn't extend to paying people a livable wage or sharing profits.
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While this solution is ideal for nobody, it seems to be livable for everybody.
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The idea of raising the minimum wage to a livable number, he said, was one shared by the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.
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To us, the two-state solution represents our best hope for a livable future.
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The machine with buttermilk and Zenoleum headed the list for livable chicks.
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The temperature, while somewhat cool, was in the livable range.
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They had brought with them furniture, paintings, and chinaware from England and France, and their homes were gracious and livable.
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It was considered a matter of course that the mission quarters were livable, that some sort of meeting place had been provided.
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Have their advantages and disadvantages presented, and question: What are the essentials of a good, livable apartment?
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British Dictionary definitions for livable

livable

liveable

/ (ˈlɪvəbəl) /

adjective

(of a room, house, etc) suitable for living in

worth living; tolerable

(foll by with) pleasant to live (with)

Derived Formslivableness, liveableness, livability or liveability, noun

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Word Origin and History for livable

livable

adj.

also liveable, 1610s, "likely to survive," from live (v.) + -able. Meaning "conducive to living" is from 1660s; sense of "suitable for living in" is from 1814 ("Mansfield Park"). Meaning "endurable" is from 1841.

livable

or live·a·ble

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for livable

livable

liveable

adjective

Word Origin and History for livable

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