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adjective liv·able \ ˈli-və-bəl \

variants: or less commonly liveable

Definition of livable

1 :suitable for living in, on, or with

a livable house

livable wages

2 :endurable

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livableness

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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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That's a big reason why our design is so 'livable'.

— taysha murtaugh, Country Living, "11 Things You Need to Know About Ashley Gilbreath of HGTV's 'Sweet Home Renovation'," 25 Aug. 2017
Every year, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranks the most livable cities in the world, and for the seventh time in a row Melbourne, Australia topped the list.

— lyndsey matthews, House Beautiful, "Melbourne Named World's Most Livable City for Seventh Straight Year," 16 Aug. 2017
Haines is determined to make her small corner of the community a more livable and peaceful place.

— pat mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal, "Makeshift movie theater 'a blessing' in area riddled with crime," 2 Aug. 2017
Despite the hard track focus, the 1LE promises to be a livable car, too.

— jim resnick, Ars Technica, "Camaro goes nuclear: Chevrolet escalates the muscle car war," 18 July 2017
This makes demanding a higher booking rate -- what would be likened to a livable wage -- difficult to secure at some venues.

— patrick crowley, Billboard, "34 Drag Performers Around the World Sound Off on the Influence of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' & More," 28 June 2017
With its competitors from BMW (the M4) and Mercedes-AMG (the C63) growing more monstrous and hard-riding by the day, the RS5 is unquestionably the most livable of the bunch.

— erik johnson, Car and Driver, "2018 Audi RS5 Coupe," 28 June 2017
Orland Park has been named one of the most livable cities in the country by the United States Conference of Mayors, the village said in a news release.

— staff report, Daily Southtown, "Orland lauded for livability by Conference of Mayors," 27 June 2017
An addition added to the original 16-by-22-foot cabin makes the home livable, the news outlet reported.

— mari a. schaefer, Philly.com, "N.J. log cabin built in 1638, among oldest in U.S., up for sale," 27 June 2017

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First Known Use of livable

1814

livable Synonyms

Synonyms

habitable, inhabitable

Antonyms

uninhabitable, unlivable

Related Words

comfortable, cozy, homelike, homy), intimate, snug; deluxe, lavish, luxuriant, luxurious, plush, sumptuous; opulent, palatial, rich; acceptable, bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable

Near Antonyms

uncomfortable; humble, spartan; economical, frugal, spare, thrifty; insupportable, intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable, unendurable

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: suitable to live in : enjoyable to live in
: making it possible to live or to have the things that people need to live properly

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