- livable， live-
- /lívəbl/ 〖形〗1 〈家・気候などが〉住むに適する．2 生きがいのある．3 ((主に英))〈人が〉〔…と〕一緒に暮しやすい， 親しみやすい〔with〕； 〈事が〉〔…に〕我慢できる〔with〕．
English-Japanese dictionary. 2013.
livable， live-
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live´a|ble|ness — live|a|ble «LIHV uh buhl», adjective. = livable. (Cf. ↑livable) –live´a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
live|a|ble — «LIHV uh buhl», adjective. = livable. (Cf. ↑livable) –live´a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
Livable — Liv a*ble, a. 1. Such as can be lived. [1913 Webster] 2. Such as is pleasant to live in; fit or suitable to live in. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] A more delightful or livable region is not easily to be found. T. Arnold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
livable — also liveable, 1610s, likely to survive, from LIVE (Cf. live) (v.) + ABLE (Cf. able). Meaning conducive to living is from 1660s; sense of suitable for living in is from 1814 ( Mansfield Park ). Meaning endurable is from 1841 … Etymology dictionary
livable — [liv′ə bəl] adj. 1. fit or pleasant to live in; habitable: said of a city, house, room, etc. 2. that can be lived through; endurable: said of life or of a specified sort of existence 3. agreeable to live with: often used in combination with with … English World dictionary
live·able — ↑livable chiefly Brit spelling of ↑livable … Useful english dictionary
Livable City — The Livable City is a normative idea that has been developed to help guide thinking about the way our cities function and develop. Some good definitions of a livable city can be found in Vukan Vuchic s work: [cite book |last=Vuchic |first=Vukan… … Wikipedia
livable — adjective 1 also livable in BrE a place that is livable in is suitable to live in; habitable 2 if your life is livable, you can bear it; endurable … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
livable — liv|a|ble [ lıvəbl ] adjective 1. ) pleasant enough to live in 2. ) if something is livable, you can bear it but it is not very pleasant or enjoyable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
livable — UK [ˈlɪvəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) pleasant enough to live in 2) if something is livable, you can bear it but it is not very pleasant or enjoyable … English dictionary
livable — [ˈlɪvəb(ə)l] adj 1) nice enough to live in 2) if something is livable, you can bear it but it is not very nice or enjoyable … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
