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... habitableinhabitablebearabletolerabletenantableendurable ↔ Opposites unlivableuninhabitableunbearableintolerable Word family Derived forms livablenesslivability Related forms liveliveableliving Etymology AI details From the verb live (from Old English libban, lifian 'to be alive') + -able, the suffix ultimately from Latin -abilis. libban Old English -abilis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown