viable

Meaning

Adj

1. Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
2. Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.
3. Capable of working successfully
4. Able to live and develop.

Noun

An organism that is able to live and develop.

Synonyms

feasible

workable

practicable

achievable

doable

of great vitality

alive

executable

fecund

fertile

proliferous

liveable

possible

fruitful

progressive

attainable

prolific

sustainable

thinkable

tractable

conceivable

livable

Translations

viable

viable

viável

viable

βιώσιμος

machbar

uitvoerbaar

funktionsfähig

faisable

factible

levensvatbaar

factible

fattibile

exécutable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvaɪəbəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from French viable, with semantic influence of Latin viābilis (“passable”).