"livable" meaning in English

See livable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: livable [positive], more livable [comparative], most livable [superlative]
Etymology: live + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|live|able}} live + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If A makes B more livable, it can be said that A makes B more bearable to live with.
    Sense id: simple-livable-en-adj-KImaQcKD
  2. If a place is livable, its environment or climate is suitable for people to live in.
    Sense id: simple-livable-en-adj-W7fanKa3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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