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Definition of Liveable
1. Adjective. Fit or suitable to live in or with. "Livable conditions"
Similar to: Habitable, Inhabitable
Derivative terms: Live, Live
Antonyms: Unlivable
Definition of Liveable
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of livable) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Liveable
1. livable [adj] - See also: livable
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liveable
Literary usage of Liveable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by John Gibson Lockhart (1837)
"... Tweed : he used to say that he did not know a more ' liveable' country.
if any one could think these effusions tedious because they often broke forth, ..."
2. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1858)
"... of a kind thoroughly capable of useful and practical application. they have
hitherto been, on the climate of Africa as a liveable country. ..."
3. Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language by Richard Grant White (1882)
"For instance, reliable has been followed into the world by a worthy kinsman,
liveable, in the phrase "a liveable house," which we not only hear now ..."
4. Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language by Richard Grant White (1870)
"For instance, reliable has been followed into the world by a worthy kinsman,
liveable, in the phrase "a liveable house," which we not only hear now ..."
5. Cities for Citizens: Improving Metropolitan Governance by McFarlane, Lindsay (2001)
"This chapter highlights selected innovations in governance and strategic planning
which support more competitive but liveable metropolitan areas. ..."
6. Women in the City: Housing, Services, and the Urban Environment by OECD Group on Urban Affairs (1995)
"... Chapter 4 CREATING liveable ENVIRONMENTS "Housing and neighbourhood environments
have always been designed with women and children in mind, ..."
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