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vi·a·ble

(vī′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of success or continuing effectiveness; practicable: a viable plan; a viable national economy. See Synonyms at possible.

a. Capable of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions: viable spores.

b. Capable of living outside the uterus. Used of a fetus or newborn.

[French, from vie, life, from Old French, from Latin vīta; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

vi′a·bil′i·ty n.

vi′a·bly adv.

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viable

(ˈvaɪəbəl)

adj

1. capable of becoming actual, useful, etc; practicable: a viable proposition.

2. (Biology) (of seeds, eggs, etc) capable of normal growth and development

3. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (of a fetus) having reached a stage of development at which further development can occur independently of the mother

[C19: from French, from vie life, from Latin vīta]

ˌviaˈbility n

ˈviably adv

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vi•a•ble

(ˈvaɪ ə bəl)

adj.

1. capable of living.

2. (of a fetus) sufficiently developed to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus.

3. having the ability to grow or develop: a viable country; a viable seedling.

4. practicable; workable: a viable alternative.

5. capable of winning elections: a viable political party.

[1820–30; < French, =vie life (< Latin vīta) + -able -able]

vi`a•bil′i•ty, n.

vi′a•bly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	viable - capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are executable, feasible, workable, practicable possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
	2.	viable - capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus" alive, live - possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"

viable

adjective workable, practical, feasible, suitable, realistic, operational, applicable, usable, practicable, serviceable, operable, within the bounds of possibility commercially viable products
impossible, unworkable, impracticable, hopeless, unthinkable, inconceivable, out of the question

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

viable

adjective

Capable of occurring or being done:

feasible, possible, practicable, workable.

Idiom: within reach.

Translations

viable

attuabile vitale

viable

[ˈvaɪəbl] ADJ → viable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

viable

[ˈvaɪəb^əl] adj

(= feasible) [alternative, option, proposition, solution, investment, business] → viable
viable alternatives to sth → des alternatives viables à qch

(BIOLOGY) [foetus, egg] → viable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

viable

adj

plant, foetus → lebensfähig

company → rentabel; economy → lebensfähig; suggestion, proposition → brauchbar; plan, project → machbar; alternative, solution → gangbar; option → realisierbar; in order to secure a viable future for the car industry → um der Autoindustrie eine Überlebenschance zu geben; the company is not economically viable → die Firma ist unrentabel; is this newly created state viable? → ist dieser neu entstandene Staat lebens- or existenzfähig?; a viable form of government → eine funktionsfähige Regierungsform

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

viable

[ˈvaɪəbl] adj (proposal) → attuabile, fattibile; (foetus) → in grado di sopravvivere

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

vi·a·ble

a. viable, capaz de sobrevivir, término que se usa gen. en referencia al feto o al recién nacido.

viable

adj viable

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