"livable" meaning in English

See livable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more livable [comparative], most livable [superlative]
Etymology: live + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|live|able}} live + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} livable (comparative more livable, superlative most livable)
  1. Endurable, survivable, suitable for living in, inhabitable. Synonyms: liveable Derived forms: livability, livableness, livably, unlivable Translations (suitable for living in): обитаем (obitaem) (Bulgarian), 宜居 (yíjū) (Chinese Mandarin), til at leve med (english: endurable) (Danish), (inhabitable) beboelig (Danish), leefbaar (Dutch), asuttava (Finnish), asumiskelpoinen (Finnish), bewohnbar (German), lebenswert (German), erträglich (German), beboelig (Swedish), trevlig (Swedish)

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      "sense": "suitable for living in",
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