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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Pulitzer Prizes clearly show that issues are important, but the best prize for future generations is a livable planet.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
The result wasn’t lavish, but a livable wage for a difficult book that investigated stories of abuse in evangelical church environments.
—Sarah Stankorb, Longreads, 9 May 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
The result wasn’t lavish, but a livable wage for a difficult book that investigated stories of abuse in evangelical church environments.
—Sarah Stankorb, Longreads, 9 May 2024
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 23 May. 2024.
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livable
adjective
liv·able
variants
also liveable
: suitable for living in or with
livableness
noun
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