livable
or live·a·ble
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.
Origin of livable
1Other words for livable
Other words from livable
- liv·a·ble·ness, liv·a·bil·i·ty [liv-uh-bil-i-tee], /ˌlɪv əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- un·liv·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby livable
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How to use livable in a sentence
It’s probably one of the more “livable” two-person ultralight tents on the market, so if comfort’s a premium, think of this as your new home away from home.
The trio of Hycean worlds expands the range of planets that might be considered livable, continuing a recent movement in exoplanet science as researchers seek more sophisticated definitions of habitability.
‘Hycean’ exoplanets could be home to the alien life we’ve been searching for | Charlie Wood | August 26, 2021 | Popular-ScienceFor example, while a tent may have a high peak height on paper, a pitch with narrow sidewalls and little livable space is less than ideal.
My parents did the best they could to provide for our family, but since employers wouldn’t pay immigrants livable wages, we often struggled financially.
It’s inspired by the think tank Evergreen Action’s Climate Corps Plan, which focuses on livable wages, long-term viability, and bringing jobs and climate resilient infrastructure into underserved areas where the needs are the greatest.
We Need a Civilian Climate Corps to Take on Today’s Crises | lwhelan | July 31, 2021 | Outside Online
In a country nearly crushed by poverty and joblessness, there is little money left over for making the prisons humane and livable.
Too bad those values doesn't extend to paying people a livable wage or sharing profits.
What's Religious About Corporate America Cheating Workers? | Sally Kohn | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile this solution is ideal for nobody, it seems to be livable for everybody.
Top 5 Reasons To Accept Sharansky’s Western Wall Compromise | Sigal Samuel | April 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe idea of raising the minimum wage to a livable number, he said, was one shared by the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.
Best Moments From Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address | Ben Teitelbaum, Nina Strochlic | February 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTo us, the two-state solution represents our best hope for a livable future.
By nightfall the little house in the woods was made thoroughly livable.
The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires | Laura Dent CraneAll of the furnishings had been transferred here from the original dome, and the result looked, on the whole, quite livable.
They Also Serve | Donald E. WestlakeThere are some women who have a perfectly inexplicable talent for making life livable.
Suppers | Paul PierceThe thought came to Forbes that there was but one way to make their life livable—to make it frank and public.
What Will People Say? | Rupert HughesThere is no rule for the number of closets which will make the tiny house livable, but I should say, the more the merrier.
American Cookery | Various
British Dictionary definitions for livable
liveable
/ (ˈlɪvəbəl) /
(of a room, house, etc) suitable for living in
worth living; tolerable
(foll by with) pleasant to live (with)
Derived forms of livable
- livableness, liveableness, livability or liveability, noun
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