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livable

[liv-uh-buhl]

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adjective

suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.

worth living; endurable: She needed something to make life more livable.

that can be lived with; companionable (often used in combination with with): polite and charming but not altogether livable-with.

Also, liveable.

Origin:
1605–15; live¹ + -able

Related forms

liv·a·ble·ness, liv·a·bil·i·ty, noun

un·liv·a·ble, adjective

un·liv·a·ble·ness, noun

Synonyms
2. enjoyable, bearable, worthwhile.

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livable or liveable (ˈlɪvəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	(of a room, house, etc) suitable for living in
2.	worth living; tolerable
3.	(foll by with) pleasant to live (with)

liveable or liveable

—*adj*

'livableness or liveable

—n

'liveableness or liveable

—n

liva'bility or liveable

—n

livea'bility or liveable

—n

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Word Origin & History

livable

also liveable, "suitable for living in," 1814, first attested in "Mansfield Park," from live (v.) + -able.

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