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- pronunciation:
- vaI
bl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
capable of germinating, growing, or developing, as a living organism or social organization.
Many of the seeds were not viable, and we didn't get as many plants as we had hoped. |
| definition 2: |
capable of sustaining life and developing as a fetus outside the womb.
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| definition 3: |
capable of being put into effect; practicable.
We rejected a number of ideas before we came up with a viable strategy.- antonyms:
- dead, impracticable
- similar words:
- practicable
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| related words: |
probable, tenable, vital |
adverb + (adj.)viable
commercially, ecologically, economically, environmentally, equally, financially, long, politically, potentially, socially, technically, truly
(adj.)viable
+ noun
alternative,
approach,
bacterium,
breeding,
candidate,
competitor,
compromise,
concept,
count,
crop,
democracy,
disposal,
embryo,
enterprise,
entity,
explanation,
fetus,
fishery,
fossil,
framework,
franchise,
fuel,
habitat,
hypothesis,
institution,
means,
mechanism,
method,
methodology,
microorganism,
mode,
offspring,
opposition,
option,
organism,
plan,
population,
proposition,
replacement,
scheme,
seed,
solution,
sperm,
spore,
strategy,
substitute,
suspect,
tool,
treatment
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| derivation: |
viability (n.) |
The word viable
contains the following parts:
viv, vivi, vit
Latin
root
that means life, living, live
  Example words:
aquavit, arborvitae, avitaminosis, convivial, devitalize, inter vivos, joie de vivre, modus vivendi, qui vive, redivivus, revitalize, revive, survival, survive, survivor, viable, vital, vital signs, vital statistics, vitalism, vitality, vitamin, viva, viva voce, vivace, vivacious, vivarium, vive, vivid, vivify, vivisection
-able, -ible, -ble
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means capable of being, doing, or undergoing
More about this word part:
The suffix -able
, and its variants, is attached to Latin verb roots or English transitive verbs to form adjectives. (In a small set of cases, -able
is attached to a noun, e.g. knowledgeable and marriageable.) For spelling purposes, it is useful to know that -able
is more likely to be added to a whole English word (comparable
, adorable
), while -ible
is more likely to follow a bound root (visible
, legible
). However,there are still many words which combine a root with -able
(capable
, inevitable
). The suffix -ity can be added to any adjective ending in -able
, -ible
, -ble
to produce a corresponding noun ending in -ability, -ibility, -bility (possible
+ -ity > possibility; irrevocable
+ -ity > irrevocability.)
Example words:
acceptable, accessible, admissible, adorable, amiable, amicable, audible, avoidable, believable, bearable, biodegradable, capable, calculable, cognizable, comparable, compatible, comprehensible, conformable, conversable, convertible, corrigible, credible, creditable, curable, dependable, despicable, disagreeable, disposable, divisible, eligible, explicable, flammable, flexible, illegible, illimitable, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impalpable, impassable, impeccable, impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impregnable, inalienable, inaudible, incapable, incalculable, incommunicable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, detectable, conceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefeasible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indivisible, indomitable, ineligible, ineluctable, ineradicable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, inhospitable, inimitable, inscrutable, inseparable, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, invaluable, invariable, invincible, invisible, irrefragable, irrefutable, irremissible, irreparable, irreversible, irrevocable, legible, likable, lovable, manageable, measurable, movable, navigable, notable, opposable, palpable, perishable, permissible, placable, portable, possible, potable, predictable, preferable, prescriptible, recognizable, remissible, reprehensible, reversible, risible, semipermeable, sensible, superable, susceptible, tangible, tenable, tolerable, tractable, transmissible, unsupportable, usable, viable, visible, washable, affordable, allowable, reliable, remarkable, approachable, disputable, drinkable, durable, eatable, renewable, sustainable, unshakable
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