noun

viability

veye-uh-BIH-lih-tee

noun

The quality of being workable or capable of succeeding; the ability to survive or function properly.

"The board questioned the long-term viability of the project."

"Doctors assessed the viability of the fetus at 24 weeks."

How to Use Viability

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishWhether something can actually work, survive, or succeed in practice.

Common pairings

economic viability commercial viability question the viability of

viabilities plural

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The board questioned the long-term _____ of the project.

Formed from viable plus the noun-forming suffix -ity, tracing back to French viable and Latin vita, "life."

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