livable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlɪvəbəl/ UK /ˈlɪvəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
fit or comfortable to live in or with

A few repairs made the old cottage quite livable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · fit or comfortable to live... habitable inhabitable bearable tolerabletenantableendurable

Opposites

unlivableuninhabitable unbearable intolerable

Word family

Derived forms livablenesslivability

Related forms liveliveableliving

Etymology

From the verb live (from Old English libban, lifian 'to be alive') + -able, the suffix ultimately from Latin -abilis.

libban Old English -abilis Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# livable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɪvəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪvəbəl/

## Meanings
1. fit or comfortable to live in or with

## Examples
- A few repairs made the old cottage quite livable.

## Synonyms
- habitable
- inhabitable
- bearable
- tolerable
- tenantable
- endurable

## Antonyms
- unlivable
- uninhabitable
- unbearable
- intolerable

## Derived Forms
- livableness
- livability

## Related Forms
- live
- liveable
- living

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: libban
- Root: -abilis

## Etymology
From the verb live (from Old English libban, lifian 'to be alive') + -able, the suffix ultimately from Latin -abilis.

## AI Etymology
Livable comes from the verb live (from Old English libban, lifian 'to be alive') + -able, the suffix ultimately from Latin -abilis. The etymological trail includes Old English libban and Latin -abilis. As an adjective, livable means fit or comfortable to live in or with. The same family is visible in derived forms such as livableness and livability and related forms such as live, liveable, and living. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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