viable

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
  2. adjective capable of life or normal growth and development

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

feasible, executable, practicable, workable

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