livable

English

Alternative forms

• liveable

Etymology

From live +‎ -able.

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)