livability

or live·a·bil·i·ty

[ liv-uh-bil-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the quality or fact of being suitable for living in:
A bike-friendly community scores high in livability, which can help attract companies to settle in your area.
the quality or fact of being endurable or worth living:
Attempted suicides who feel they’ve been spared for a reason—does this say something profound about the innate livability and worth of life?

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