livable

adjective

liv·​able ˈli-və-bəl 

variants or less commonly liveable

1

: suitable for living in, on, or with

a livable house

livable wages

2

: endurable

livableness noun

Synonyms

• habitable
• inhabitable

Examples of livable in a Sentence

They described the house as very livable.

People need jobs that will pay them livable wages.

Recent Examples on the Web

Latinos struggle to obtain science and technology degrees from our public universities even though high tech is the homegrown industry providing most of the state’s livable wages. —Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024

Profit - Tipping culture will be replaced with livable wages. —Laurel Donnellan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

These increases, some of which are tied to cost-of-living adjustments, reflect the growing demand for livable wages as inflation and the cost of basic necessities continue to climb. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024

But she’s seen a lot of the small businesses that actually made the area more livable and neighborhood-y — florists, hardware shops, small pharmacies, chocolate shops — close down over the years. —Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

livable

adjective

liv·​able

variants also liveable

ˈliv-ə-bəl 

: suitable for living in or with

livableness noun