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livable (adj.)
also
liveable
, 1610s, "likely to survive," from
live
(v.) +
-able
. Meaning "conducive to living" is from 1660s; sense of "suitable for living in" is from 1814 ("Mansfield Park"). Meaning "endurable" is from 1841.