unlivable en · ADJ
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 *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English livable English unlivable From un- + livable.
Meanings
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That cannot be lived.
an unlivable life
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Unfit to be lived in; uninhabitable.
an unlivable planet
Lebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon, including through the use of double-tap strikes, in what they describe as a systematic effort to make the area unlivable.
2026 March 21, William Christou, Abbas Abdelkarim, “Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unliveable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most unlivable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unlivable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
nl onleefbaar (unfit for habitation) · es invivible (unfit for habitation) · grc ἀβίωτος (unfit for habitation) · pl nienadający się do zamieszkania (unfit for habitation) · fr inhospitalier (unfit for habitation) · fr inhabitable (unfit for habitation) · fi elinkelvoton (unfit for habitation) · de unbewohnbar (unfit for habitation) · it invivibile (unfit for habitation)