livable
Use Livable in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.
2.
worth living; endurable: She needed something to make life more livable.
3.
that can be lived with; companionable (often used in combination with with ): polite and charming but not altogether livable-with.
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livable or liveable (ˈlɪvəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a room, house, etc) suitable for living in |
| 2. | worth living; tolerable |
| 3. | ( |
| liveable or liveable | |
| —adj | |
| 'livableness or liveable | |
| —n | |
| 'liveableness or liveable | |
| —n | |
| liva'bility or liveable | |
| —n | |
| livea'bility or liveable | |
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Example sentences
Attractive, comfortable, livable living spaces do make a difference.
Quieter and more comfortable, to help encourage more people to ride and make the urban world more livable.
Neighbors, in island fashion, quickly helped make the house livable.
Design of modern, livable cities with expedient forms of public transportation is feasible.
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