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liveability, livability|lɪvəˈbɪlɪtɪ|
[f. liveable a. + -ility.]
a. Survival expectancy, spec. that of poultry.
b. Suitability for habitation.
1914Springfield (Mass.) Republican 28 June ii. 9/2 You increase the egg yield, the fertility of eggs for hatching and the ‘livability’ of every chick hatched. 1922E. W. Nelson in V. Stefansson Northward Course of Empire p. xviii, He [sc. Stefansson] has developed here and elsewhere the story of the ‘livability’ of the Far North, and shown that this hitherto dreaded region offers a welcome. 1934W. A. Lippincott Poultry Production (ed. 5) iv. 133 The livability or vigor of a given chick might be looked upon as a part of its individuality. 1945Nelson & Wright Tomorrow's House vi. 75/2 Soft, general illumination which can give this room the same air of livability as the living-room itself. 1950N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Apr. 331/1 This trial..is..a means of measuring the productive powers, the livability, and the quality of pullets intended as breeding stock. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 158/1 Spinks pullets are uniform, batch after batch, giving high egg production, good size and liveability. 1971Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 90/2 What about liveability, egg numbers, egg size and feed conversion? |