Definition
Suitable for living in; good enough to live in, or generally referring to life conditions that are acceptable or satisfactory.
Etymology
From 'live' (to reside or exist) plus the adjective suffix '-able' (capable of being). The term has been used since at least the 1600s for places and conditions suitable for habitation.
Kelly Says
The word 'livable' became politically charged in recent decades as housing costs skyrocketed—'livable wage' entered the mainstream vocabulary around 2000, revealing that having a job became insufficient for actually living, which would have shocked earlier generations.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বাসযোগ্য
ba-sho-jog-gy
CACatalà
livable
li-va-ble
CSČeština
obyvatelný
o-by-va-tel-ny
DADansk
beboelig
be-boe-lig
DEDeutsch
bewohnbar
be-vohn-bar
ELΕλληνικά
κατοικήσιμος
ka-to-i-ke-si-mos
ESEspañol
habitable
a-bi-ta-ble
FISuomi
asuttava
as-u-t-ta-va
FRFrançais
vivable
vee-vah-ble
HEעברית
適合 למגורים
se-fit la-ma-go-rim
HIहिन्दी
आवासीय
a-va-see-y
HUMagyar
lakható
lak-ha-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat dihuni
da-pat di-hu-ni
ITItaliano
abitabile
a-bi-ta-ble
KO한국어
살기 좋은
sal-gi joe-un
MSBahasa Melayu
selamat dihuni
se-la-mat di-hu-ni
NLNederlands
bewoonbaar
be-woon-baar
NONorsk
beboelig
be-boe-lig
PLPolski
mieszkalny
m-ie-sh-ka-l-ny
PTPortuguês
habitável
a-bi-ta-vel
RORomână
locuibil
lo-cu-ibil
RUРусский
пригодный для жизни
pri-god-nyy dlya zhizni
SVSvenska
bostadsklara
bo-stad-s-kla-ra
SWKiswahili
livable
li-va-ble
TAதமிழ்
வாழ்க்கைக்கு ஏற்ற
va-zha-kka-kku e-r-r-ta
TEతెలుగు
อยู่อาศัย
oy oo-a-sai
THไทย
อยู่อาศัยได้
oy oo-a-sai dai
TLTL
tinutuluyan
ti-nu-tu-lu-yan
TRTürkçe
yaşanılabilir
ya-shan-i-lir
UKУкраїнська
життєздатний
jit-t-se-zd-at-nyy
VITiếng Việt
đang ở được
dang o duoc