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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Everyone knows that the key to a livable, functioning home is to first keep it clutter-free.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
For the home’s design style, the homeowners focused on keeping it casual, livable, and comfortable.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The livable wage in California for an adult with one child is $48.03, according to MIT.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Plus Danielle and Raimy decided to convert the attached garage into an ADU, expanding their livable space from two bedrooms to three, with their growing family’s future in mind.
—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
For the home’s design style, the homeowners focused on keeping it casual, livable, and comfortable.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The livable wage in California for an adult with one child is $48.03, according to MIT.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Plus Danielle and Raimy decided to convert the attached garage into an ADU, expanding their livable space from two bedrooms to three, with their growing family’s future in mind.
—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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livable
adjective
liv·able
variants
also liveable
: suitable for living in or with
livableness
noun
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