viable

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.

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

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via·bili·ty n.

via·bly adv.

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viable [ˈvaɪəb^əl]

adj

1. capable of becoming actual, useful, etc.; practicable a viable proposition

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of seeds, eggs, etc.) capable of normal growth and development

3. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (of a fetus) having reached a stage of development at which further development can occur independently of the mother

[from French, from vie life, from Latin vīta]

viability  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	viable - capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are executable, feasible, workable, practicable possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
	2.	viable - capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus" alive, live - possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"

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viable

adjective workable, practical, feasible, suitable, realistic, operational, applicable, usable, practicable, serviceable, operable, within the bounds of possibility commercially viable products
impossible, unworkable, impracticable, hopeless, unthinkable, inconceivable, out of the question

Translations

viable [ˈvaɪəbl] ADJ → viable

viable [ˈvaɪəb^əl] adj

(= feasible) [alternative, option, proposition, solution, investment, business] → viable
viable alternatives to sth → des alternatives viables à qch

(BIOLOGY) [foetus, egg] → viable

viable

adj

plant, foetus → lebensfähig

company → rentabel; economy → lebensfähig; suggestion, proposition → brauchbar; plan, project → machbar; alternative, solution → gangbar; option → realisierbar; in order to secure a viable future for the car industry → um der Autoindustrie eine Überlebenschance zu geben; the company is not economically viable → die Firma ist unrentabel; is this newly created state viable? → ist dieser neu entstandene Staat lebens- or existenzfähig?; a viable form of government → eine funktionsfähige Regierungsform

viable [ˈvaɪəbl] adj (proposal) → attuabile, fattibile; (foetus) → in grado di sopravvivere

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viable [ˈvaɪəbl] adj (proposal) → attuabile, fattibile; (foetus) → in grado di sopravvivere