Main Entry:: vi·a·ble
Pronunciation:: \ˈvī-ə-bəl\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: French, from Middle French, from vie life, from Latin vita — more at vital
Date:: circa 1832

1: capable of living ; especially : having attained such form and development as to be normally capable of surviving outside the mother's womb <a viable fetus>2: capable of growing or developing <viable seeds> <viable eggs>3 a: capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately <viable alternatives> b: capable of existence and development as an independent unit <the colony is now a viable state> c (1): having a reasonable chance of succeeding <a viable candidate> (2): financially sustainable <a viable enterprise>

— vi·a·bil·i·ty

\ˌvī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— vi·a·bly

\ˈvī-ə-blē\ adverb

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