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viable
- /ˈvaɪəbəl/
Rhymes with -aɪəbəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French viable (further from Latin vīta), with semantic influence of Latin viābilis (“passable”).
adjective more viable · most viable
- Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
- Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible. a viable option
- 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".
- Able to live and develop.
Opposite: inviable
noun viables
- An organism that is able to live and develop.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: alive, practicable, feasible, workable, possible, vital, strong, energetic, robust, sound, vigorous, vibrant, lively, tangible, healthy, worthwhile
adjective
Opposite: inviable
Translations
Every language
adj able to live on its own
| Español | viable |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 生きられる ikirareru, 生き残れる ikinokoreru |
| Português | viável |
| Français | viable |
| Deutsch | lebensfähig |
| Italiano | vivibile |
| Ελληνικά | βιώσιμος viósimos |
| Русский | жизнеспосо́бный žiznesposóbnyj |
| עברית | בר־חיות bar-khiyút, בר־קיימה bar-kayamá |
adj possible
| Español | viable |
|---|---|
| Português | viável |
| Français | viable |
| Deutsch | machbar |
| Italiano | attuabile, fattibile, praticabile |
| Ελληνικά | εφικτός efiktós, πραγματοποιήσιμος pragmatopoiísimos |
| Русский | возмо́жный vozmóžnyj, осуществи́мый osuščestvímyj |
| עברית | אפשרי efsharí, בעל היתכנות báal hitakhnút |
adj (biology) able to live and develop
| Español | viable |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | überlebensfähig, lebensfähig, entwicklungsfähig |
| עברית | בר־חיות bar-khiyút |
Talk about this word "viable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/viable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. viable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/viable "viable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/viable.Cite this
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title = {viable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/viable},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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