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- [vahy-uh-buh l]
- /ˈvaɪ ə bəl/
- /ˈvaɪ.ə.bl̩/
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- [vahy-uh-buh l]
- /ˈvaɪ ə bəl/
Definitions of viable word
- adjective viable capable of living. 1
- adjective viable Physiology. physically fitted to live. (of a fetus) having reached such a stage of development as to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus. 1
- adjective viable Botany. able to live and grow. 1
- adjective viable vivid; real; stimulating, as to the intellect, imagination, or senses: a period of history that few teachers can make viable for students. 1
- adjective viable practicable; workable: a viable alternative. 1
- adjective viable having the ability to grow, expand, develop, etc.: a new and viable country. 1
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Origin of viable
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < French, equivalent to vie life (< Latin vīta) + -able -able
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Parts of speech for Viable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
viable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for viable
adj viable
- animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
- arguable — If you say that it is arguable that something is true, you believe that it can be supported by evidence and that many people would agree with it.
- bread-and-butter — providing a livelihood or basic source of income; supplying the basic needs of life: a bread-and-butter job; the agency's bread-and-butter account.
- budgetary — A budgetary matter or policy is concerned with the amount of money that is available to a country or organization, and how it is to be spent.
- can do — marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive.
adjective viable
- achievable — If you say that something you are trying to do is achievable, you mean that it is possible for you to succeed in doing it.
- assertable — having the ability to be affirmed or professed or deserving of affirmation
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
- competitive — Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other.
Antonyms for viable
adj viable
- infeasible — not feasible; impracticable.
- inoperable — not operable or practicable.
adjective viable
- impracticable — not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan.
- nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
- nonviable — not capable of living, growing, and developing, as an embryo, seed, or plant.
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