viable
/ˈvaɪəbəl/
adjectivenoun
Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
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ENABLE
Adjective 4 meanings
Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.
“a viable option”
Capable of working successfully
Able to live and develop.
Noun 1 meaning
An organism that is able to live and develop.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Borrowed from French viable (further from Latin vīta), with semantic influence of Latin viābilis (“passable”).
Similar and opposite words
Opposite
inviable
VIABLE at a glance
VIABLE has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (V 4 + I 1 + A 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,517 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with viable
All rhymes- ABLE6
- POSSIBLE12
- AVAILABLE14
- TABLE7
- DOUBLE9
- RESPONSIBLE15
- TROUBLE9
- IMPOSSIBLE16
- TERRIBLE10
- COMFORTABLE20
- INCREDIBLE15
- CAPABLE13
One letter away
- LIABLE8
- DIABLE9
- VIABLY14
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