viable

English

Etymology

From French, from Medieval Latin *vitabilis (“capable of life”), from Latin vita (“life”); see vital.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪəbəl/
  • Rhymes: -aɪəbəl

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.
  3. (biology) Able to live and develop.

Antonyms

Derived terms
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  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/azo-' title='azo-'>azo-</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/bio-' title='bio-'>bio-</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/biology' title='biology'>biology</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/convivial' title='convivial'>convivial</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/devive' title='devive'>devive</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/quick' title='quick'>quick</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/revive' title='revive'>revive</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/survive' title='survive'>survive</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/viable' title='viable'>viable</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vital' title='vital'>vital</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vitality' title='vitality'>vitality</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/viva' title='viva'>viva</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivacious' title='vivacious'>vivacious</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivacity' title='vivacity'>vivacity</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivarium' title='vivarium'>vivarium</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivid' title='vivid'>vivid</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivisection' title='vivisection'>vivisection</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Zo%C3%AB' title='Zoë'>Zoë</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/-zoic' title='-zoic'>-zoic</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/zoo-' title='zoo-'>zoo-</a>

Translations
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Noun

viable (plural viables)

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

Further reading
  • viable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • viable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Adjective

viable (plural viables)

  1. viable, feasible

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbjable/, [ˈbjaβle]

Adjective

viable (plural viables)

  1. viable

Derived terms
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