livable

English

Alternative forms

liveable

Etymology

live +‎ -able

Adjective

livable (comparative more livable, superlative most livable)

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

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)

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