adj
Meaning 1
That cannot be lived.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an unlivable life
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unlivable
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N L IH1 V AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Unfit to be lived in; uninhabitable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an unlivable planet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
unfit or unsuitable to live in or with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unlivable substandard housing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unliveable
Antonyms: livable
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English live Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English livable English unlivable From un- + livable.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: onleefbaar — unfit for habitation
- Finnish: elinkelvoton — unfit for habitation
- French: inhabitable — unfit for habitation
- French: inhospitalier — unfit for habitation
- German: unbewohnbar — unfit for habitation
- Ancient Greek: ἀβίωτος (abíōtos) — unfit for habitation
- Italian: invivibile — unfit for habitation
- Polish: nienadający się do zamieszkania — unfit for habitation
- Spanish: invivible — unfit for habitation