Definitions for viableˈvaɪ ə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•a•bleˈvaɪ ə bəl(adj.)
capable of living.
(of a fetus) sufficiently developed to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus.
Category: Physiology
having the ability to grow or develop:
a viable country; a viable seedling.
Category: Botany, Common Vocabulary
practicable; workable:
a viable alternative.
capable of winning elections:
a viable political party.
Origin of viable:
1820–30; < F, =vie life (< L vīta) +-able -able
vi′a•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workable(adj)
capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
viable(adj)
capable of life or normal growth and development
"viable seeds"; "a viable fetus"
Wiktionary
viable(Adjective)
Able to live on its own (as for a newborn.)
viable(Adjective)
Able to be done, possible.
viable(Adjective)
In , able to live and develop.
Webster Dictionary
Viable(adj)
capable of living; born alive and with such form and development of organs as to be capable of living; -- said of a newborn, or a prematurely born, infant
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