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
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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Cities become more livable when women take the lead.
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These roadway alterations have been proven to be safer and make communities more livable.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
Cities become more livable when women take the lead.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
These roadway alterations have been proven to be safer and make communities more livable.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
But, for the most part, this cycle has been sufficient to keep the surface world within livable bounds.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for livable
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livable. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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livable
adjective
liv·able
variants
also liveable
: suitable for living in or with
livableness
noun
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