viable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈvaɪəbəl/
Etymology
Borrowed from French viable (further from Latin vīta), with semantic influence of Latin viābilis (“passable”).
Meanings
- Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
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Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.
a viable option
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Capable of working successfully
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".
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 42:
- Able to live and develop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more viable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most viable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
minimum viable product · semiviable · minimal viable product · subviable · previable · viably · unviable · nonviable · postviable · viability
Translations (56)
cs životaschopný (able to live on its own) · bg жизнеспосо́бен ((biology) able to live and develop) · es viable ((biology) able to live and develop) · bg осъществи́м (possible) · grc βιώσιμος (able to live on its own) · uk життєзда́тний (able to live on its own) · de lebensfähig ((biology) able to live and develop) · he בר־חיות ((biology) able to live and develop) · hu járható (possible) · ca viable (possible) · he בר־קיימה (able to live on its own) · bg възмо́жен (possible) · el εφικτός (possible) · fr viable (possible) · el βιώσιμος (able to live on its own) · de überlebensfähig ((biology) able to live and develop) · fi elinkelpoinen (able to live on its own) · eo farebla (possible) · sv genomförbar (possible) · sv livsduglig (able to live on its own) · de machbar (possible) · ca viable (able to live on its own) · ru жизнеспосо́бный (able to live on its own) · et elluviidav (possible) · hu életképes (able to live on its own) · ja 生き残れる (able to live on its own) · he אפשרי (possible) · it attuabile (possible) · eo vivebla (able to live on its own) · nl uitvoerbaar (possible) · nl levensvatbaar (able to live on its own) · fi mahdollinen (possible) · ru возмо́жный (possible) · de entwicklungsfähig ((biology) able to live and develop) · de lebensfähig (able to live on its own) · grc βιώσιμος ((biology) able to live and develop) · fr viable (able to live on its own) · sv gångbar (possible) · pt viável (possible) · bg жизнеспосо́бен (able to live on its own) · eo vivipova (able to live on its own) · es viable (able to live on its own) · he בר־חיות (able to live on its own) · es viable (possible) · he בעל היתכנות (possible) · ja 生きられる (able to live on its own) · it fattibile (possible) · it praticabile (possible) · be жыццяздо́льны (able to live on its own) · ru осуществи́мый (possible) · it vivibile (able to live on its own) · da levedygtig (able to live on its own) · el πραγματοποιήσιμος (possible) · pt viável (able to live on its own) · et eluvõimeline (able to live on its own) · et elujõuline (able to live on its own)