Definition of VIABLE

viable

Plural: viables

Adjective Satellite

  • capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
  • capable of life or normal growth and development
    • "viable seeds"
    • "a viable fetus"

Adj

  • Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
  • Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.
  • Capable of working successfully
  • Able to live and develop.

Noun

  • An organism that is able to live and develop.

Adjective

  • Capable of working successfully; capable of living.

Examples

  • a viable option
  • His strategy seemed risky, but ultimately proved viable, securing a narrow victory.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

inviable

Scrabble Score: 11

viable: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
viable: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
viable: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

viable: valid Words With Friends Word