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Definitions for viable
ˈvaɪ ə bəlvi·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workableadjective

    capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

  2. viableadjective

    capable of life or normal growth and development

    "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus"

Wiktionary

  1. viableadjective

    Able to live on its own (as for a newborn.)

  2. viableadjective

    Able to be done, possible.

  3. viableadjective

    In , able to live and develop.

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  1. viable

    Viable refers to something that is capable of working or functioning successfully, feasible, practical, or achievable. In terms of biological context, it refers to the capability of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Viableadjective

    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

  2. Etymology: [F., from vie life, L. vita. See Vital.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Viable

    vī′a-bl, adj. capable of living.—n. Viabil′ity. [Fr., through Low L.—L. vita, life.]

Editors Contribution

  1. viable

    Practical, logical and capable of being achieved.

    It iss a viable option as it iss intelligent, just and fair.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of viable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of viable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of viable in a Sentence

  1. Robyn Legun:

    I think it's a really viable option for other towns and cities like this.

  2. Alexa Earlywine:

    It's opened the door wide open for a woman to be a viable candidate.

  3. Mike Pence:

    Last December [ in fact, Jan. 2, 2019 ], China became the first nation to land on the far side of the moon, and revealed their ambition to seize the lunar strategic high ground and become the worlds pre-eminent spacefaring nation, and for more than seven years, without a viable human space launch program of our own, Russia has been charging the United States more than $80 million a seat every time an American astronaut travels to the International Space Station.

  4. James Scott:

    There has been a failure in moral courage by the technologically astute to step in and lead, selflessly. There's always a product pitch at the end of whitepapers. We need to remove the product pitches and replace it with objective and viable action steps

  5. Karthik Ganapathy:

    The Sanders campaign should be heartened because the Iowa results show them having the clearest path, and just as importantly, Biden collapsing beyond anyone's expectation. Even if Pete Buttigieg.Sanders does end up winning the final count, it's pretty clear Pete Buttigieg.Sanders has no viable path to the Democratic nomination so that's not a real concern.

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