In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LIVABLE
livable, liveable
(adjective) fit or suitable to live in or with; “livable conditions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
livable (comparative more livable, superlative most livable)
Endurable, survivable, suitable for living in, inhabitable.
Antonyms
• unlivable
Source: Wiktionary
Liv"a*ble, a.
1. Such as can be lived.
2. Such as in pleasant to live in; fit or suitable to live in. [Colloq.] A more delightful or livable region is not easily to be found. T. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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