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unlivable

unlivable

4 5.0
Too dangerous or damaged to live in
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈlɪvəbl/
  • US
translation icon : inhabitable
  • The apartment was declared unlivable after the roof collapsed during the storm.
  • an unlivable city
  • an unlivable environment
  • an unlivable place

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Examples

  • My house was on the water, and the area is unlivable for now.

    Blog text (22)
  • I believe that our ignorance and our blindness have made this world unlivable.

  • It's not stupid to be positive that it will make our town unlivable because of traffic.

    Blog text (8)
  • By doing so, you are making the planet unlivable for your children.

    Blog text (25)
  • The house is now unlivable, said the chief.

    Blog text (5)
  • However, if there is a massive event, then the cities will be unlivable.

    Blog text (9)
  • Your argument could cost us everything as climate change makes the Earth unlivable.

    Blog text (4)
  • Cities had become unlivable due to the build up of animal waste, which was causing all sorts of health problems.

  • Last July, the United Nations issued a report predicting that Gaza would be unlivable in 2020.

    Blog text (32)
  • Mrs. O'Dare had defended the expenses, describing the collapsing walls and unlivable conditions.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

uninhabitable
vsunlivable
18 6.1

Not safe or suitable for people to live in

is the more formal or technical term for the same condition
inhospitable
vsunlivable
14 7.0

Not welcoming and difficult to live in or visit

is about being unsafe or unfit to live in rather than unfriendly

Antonyms

livable
  • US
26 3.4

Fit to live in and comfortable enough for daily life

How Livable

ideal
203 4.2
comfortable
107 2.9
livable
  • US
26 3.4
unlivable
  • US
4 5.0

Surface Forms

unlivable positive

Morphology

unlivable = livable (transparent) = un + live + able

The adjective is formed by negating 'livable' (live + -able) with the productive prefix 'un-', yielding the clear meaning 'not habitable'.

Etymology

Unlivable comes from un- meaning 'not', live meaning 'to live', and -able meaning 'able to'. So it means 'not able to be lived in', which is why we use it for places that are not safe or fit to live in.