livable
adjective
liv·able
ˈli-və-bəl 
variants
or less commonly liveable
1
: suitable for living in, on, or with
a livable house
livable wages
2
livableness
noun
Examples of livable in a Sentence
They described the house as very livable.
People need jobs that will pay them livable wages.
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Nearly one-fourth of Ohio workers earn less than $17 per hour, the amount anti-poverty nonprofit Oxfam America argues is necessary as a livable wage.
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Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 15 July 2024
Even writers and actors, who took to the picket line last year to fight not for some exorbitant, unreasonable ask, but a livable wage, often surviving paycheck-to-paycheck.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
Offering 1,860 square feet of livable space, an epic lower level is an entertainer’s dream.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
November’s election is an existential election, because who becomes president is going to be a big determining factor on whether there’s a livable future.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2024
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Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 15 July 2024
Even writers and actors, who took to the picket line last year to fight not for some exorbitant, unreasonable ask, but a livable wage, often surviving paycheck-to-paycheck.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
Offering 1,860 square feet of livable space, an epic lower level is an entertainer’s dream.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
November’s election is an existential election, because who becomes president is going to be a big determining factor on whether there’s a livable future.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2024
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livable. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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livable
adjective
liv·able
variants
also liveable
: suitable for living in or with
livableness
noun
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