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viable.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈvaɪəbəl/
  1. Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).

  2. Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.

    a viable option
  3. Capable of working successfully

  4. Able to live and develop.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈvaɪəbəl/
  1. An organism that is able to live and develop.

Where this word comes from

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

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