livable

adjective

liv·​able ˈli-və-bəl How to pronounce livable (audio)
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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The biggest thing is creating a livable wage for people to continue to create and give us new art. Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024 More:Three Wisconsin cities named among most livable in the US. Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 This new consensus will shift the politics of climate change and help motivate an urgent sprint to a clean-energy, ecologically integrated economy—the only economy that ensures a livable future. Genevieve Guenther, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024 Pro Women Athlete Salaries When the WNBA tipped off in 1997, players fought for basic livable wages. Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for livable 

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of livable was in 1814

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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livable. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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livable

adjective
liv·​able
variants also liveable
: suitable for living in or with
livableness noun

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