livable

English

Alternative forms

• liveable

Etymology

From live +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

livable (comparative more livable, superlative most livable)

1. Endurable, survivable, suitable for living in, inhabitable.
   • 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1026:

     Some also attach a m'zuzah to the right doorpost leading into every livable room, excluding bathrooms and closets.

Antonyms

• unlivable

Derived terms

• livability
• livableness
• livably
• unlivable

Translations

suitable for living in

Bulgarian: обитаем (bg) (obitaem) Chinese: Mandarin: 宜居 (zh) (yíjū) Danish: (endurable) til at leve med, (inhabitable) beboelig Dutch: leefbaar (nl) Finnish: asuttava (fi), asumiskelpoinen German: bewohnbar (de), lebenswert (de), erträglich (de) Russian: please add this translation if you can Swedish: beboelig (sv), trevlig (sv)