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viability

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vi·a·ble  (v-bl)
adj.
1. Capable of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions.
2. Capable of living outside the uterus. Used of a fetus or newborn.
3. Capable of success or continuing effectiveness; practicable: a viable plan; a viable national economy. See Synonyms at possible.

[French, from vie, life, from Old French, from Latin vta; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]

via·bili·ty n.
via·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.viability - (of living things) capable of normal growth and development
animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity
property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
2.viability - capable of being done in a practical and useful way
practicality - concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
Translations
viability [ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] Nviabilidad f
viability [ˌvaɪəˈbɪləti] nviabilité f
viability
n
(of life forms)Lebensfähigkeit f
(of plan, project)Durchführbarkeit f, → Realisierbarkeit f; (of firm)Rentabilität f; the viability of the ECdie Lebens- or Existenzfähigkeit der EG
viability [ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] nattuabilità
viability [ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] nattuabilità


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