Definition of Liveable

1. Adjective. Fit or suitable to live in or with. "Livable conditions"

Exact synonyms: Livable
Similar to: Habitable, Inhabitable
Derivative terms: Live, Live
Antonyms: Unlivable

Definition of Liveable

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of livable) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Liveable

1. livable [adj] - See also: livable

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liveable

live over
live pair
live paycheck to paycheck
live steam
live the dream
live up
live up to
live vaccine
live vaccines
live weight
live wire
live wires
live with
liveabilities
liveability
liveable (current term)
liveaboard
liveaboards
livebearer
livebearers
livebearing
livebirth
liveblog
liveblogged
liveblogging
liveblogs
liveborn
liveborn infant
lived
lived-in

Literary usage of Liveable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by John Gibson Lockhart (1837)
"... Tweed : he used to say that he did not know a more ' liveable' country. if any one could think these effusions tedious because they often broke forth, ..."

2. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1858)
"... of a kind thoroughly capable of useful and practical application. they have hitherto been, on the climate of Africa as a liveable country. ..."

3. Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language by Richard Grant White (1882)
"For instance, reliable has been followed into the world by a worthy kinsman, liveable, in the phrase "a liveable house," which we not only hear now ..."

4. Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language by Richard Grant White (1870)
"For instance, reliable has been followed into the world by a worthy kinsman, liveable, in the phrase "a liveable house," which we not only hear now ..."

5. Cities for Citizens: Improving Metropolitan Governance by McFarlane, Lindsay (2001)
"This chapter highlights selected innovations in governance and strategic planning which support more competitive but liveable metropolitan areas. ..."

6. Women in the City: Housing, Services, and the Urban Environment by OECD Group on Urban Affairs (1995)
"... Chapter 4 CREATING liveable ENVIRONMENTS "Housing and neighbourhood environments have always been designed with women and children in mind, ..."

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