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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The biggest thing is creating a livable wage for people to continue to create and give us new art.
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Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
More:Three Wisconsin cities named among most livable in the US.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
This new consensus will shift the politics of climate change and help motivate an urgent sprint to a clean-energy, ecologically integrated economy—the only economy that ensures a livable future.
—Genevieve Guenther, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
More:Three Wisconsin cities named among most livable in the US.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
This new consensus will shift the politics of climate change and help motivate an urgent sprint to a clean-energy, ecologically integrated economy—the only economy that ensures a livable future.
—Genevieve Guenther, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Pro Women Athlete Salaries When the WNBA tipped off in 1997, players fought for basic livable wages.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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livable
adjective
liv·able
variants
also liveable
: suitable for living in or with
livableness
noun
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