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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Jacqueline Pinedo, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
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—Jonathan O'Callaghan, WIRED, 6 May 2024
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
The spacecraft sports no toilet—unlike Crew Dragon—and has about the same livable volume as an SUV, making for a relatively cozy rise to and from orbit.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, WIRED, 6 May 2024
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livable. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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livable
adjective
liv·able
variants
also liveable
: suitable for living in or with
livableness
noun
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