viable

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French viable, with semantic influence of Latin viābilis (passable).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪəbəl/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪəbəl
  • Hyphenation: vi‧a‧ble

Adjective

viable (comparative more viable, superlative most viable)

  1. Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
  2. Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.
    a viable option
  3. Capable of working successfully
    • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 42:
      Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "while the superstructure of the report is correct, the foundations require radical re-examination".
  4. (biology) Able to live and develop.

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Noun

viable (plural viables)

  1. (biology) An organism that is able to live and develop.

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French

Etymology

From vie (life) +‎ -able.

Adjective

viable (plural viables)

  1. viable, feasible

Descendants

  • Portuguese: viável

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbjable/
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: via‧ble

Adjective

viable m or f (masculine and feminine plural viables)

  1. viable

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