Meanings
comparative more livably · superlative most livably · alternative liveably
- uncommonIn a manner that is conducive to living.
Radiators were tepid, but in most cases they kept apartments livably warm as hot water continued to flow […]
2011, Stephen J. Collier, Post-Soviet Social: Neoliberalism, Social Modernity, Biopolitics, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 62 more examples
It was livably cold in the north, with a pleasant summer, warm and temperate in the central portions, and hot and languorous in the south. In the south, in the First Province, was Lamora, the capital, with seven million inhabitants.
2017, Taylor Caldwell, Jess Stearn, The Romance of Atlantis: A Novel, Open Road Media, →ISBN[…] livable wages that are both in line with industry averages and provide enough for workers to meet their basic [needs] […] Workers who are paid fairly and “livably” are empowered to enter into their other commercial exchanges fairly and […]
2021, Radha R. Sharma, Handbook of Sustainable Development: Strategies for Organizational Sustainability, Business Expert Press, →ISBNAntonyms: unlivably
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a manner that is conducive to living.
Origin
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livably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livably
“livably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/livably. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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