unlivable

U1N1L1I1V4A1B3L1E1

adjective

That cannot be lived.

“an unlivable life”

Opposite
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Meanings

adjectiveunlivable (comparative more unlivable, superlative most unlivable)

comparative more unlivable · superlative most unlivable · alternative unliveable

  1. That cannot be lived.

    an unlivable life

  2. Unfit to be lived in; uninhabitable.

    an unlivable planet

    1 more example

    Lebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon, including through the use of double-tap strikes, in what they describe as a systematic effort to make the area unlivable.

    2026 March 21, William Christou, Abbas Abdelkarim, “Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

adjectiveunfit or unsuitable to live in or with

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Middle Englishlefe
  9. Englishlive
  10. Englishlivable
  11. Englishunlivable

From un- + livable.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀβίωτος
  • ἀβίωτος (abíōtos)unfit for habitation
Dutch onleefbaar
  • onleefbaarunfit for habitation
Finnish elinkelvoton
  • elinkelvotonunfit for habitation
French inhabitable, inhospitalier
  • inhabitableunfit for habitation
  • inhospitalierunfit for habitation
German unbewohnbar
  • unbewohnbarunfit for habitation
Italian invivibile
  • invivibileunfit for habitation
Polish nienadający się do zamieszkania
  • nienadający się do zamieszkaniaunfit for habitation
Spanish invivible
  • invivibleunfit for habitation
Cite this entry
APA

unlivable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlivable

MLA

“unlivable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlivable. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unlivable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlivable.

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