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viable
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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.

viable
Adjective
1. able to be put into practice: the party has failed to propose a viable alternative
2. (of seeds or eggs) capable of growth
3. (of a fetus) sufficiently developed to survive outside the uterus [Latin vita life]
viability n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.viableviable - capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
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"

viable
adjective workable, practical, feasible, suitable, realistic, operational, applicable, usable, practicable, serviceable, operable, within the bounds of possibility << OPPOSITE unworkable
Translations
Spanish viable [ˈvaɪəbl] adjviable
French viable [ˈvaɪəbl] adjviable
German viable [ˈvaɪəbl] adj (project) → durchführbar;
(company) → rentabel

Italian viable [ˈvaɪəbl] adjattuabile; vitale

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