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viability

viability

28 4.7
How well something can work in real life
  • noun
  • /vaɪəˈbɪləti/
translation icon : viabilidad
  • Before the project begins, we need to assess the viability of the proposed plan.
  • economic viability
  • financial viability
  • long-term viability

So what is the economic viability of a people who can't feed their people?

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Examples

  • Our mission is to advocate for the long term viability of the industry.

  • So what is the economic viability of a people who can't feed their people?

  • So this is something that could rapidly ensure the viability of our food system.

  • The new rules are already threatening the viability of these smaller operations.

    Academic text (2011)
  • School counselors need to consider the viability of their advocacy and leadership skills.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Seems like USAID was looking at enhancing the economic viability of a poor African village.

  • Partial success in tax and labor reforms demonstrated both the viability and limitations of this approach.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The money will be used to fund an endowment to ensure the long-term viability of each competition.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I'm fully briefed and ready to assess the viability of this venture.

  • Particular attention will be paid to the viability and practicality of the Three Gorges Dam.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

feasibility
vsviability
18 4.5

How possible something is to do, like a plan or idea

stresses practical usefulness and ability to work successfully
workability
vsviability
1 4.8

How well a plan or idea can be used in real life

emphasizes overall practical usefulness rather than just degree
doability
vsviability
1 4.9

How possible something is to do

highlights practical success and useful functioning rather than mere possibility
achievability
vsviability
1 5.1

How possible it is to reach or complete something

focuses on practical usefulness and working successfully rather than only completion
feasibleness
vsviability
6.4

How possible it is to do something

focuses on successful practical functioning rather than mere possibility
attainability
vsviability
5.5

The possibility of reaching or achieving something

stresses practical usefulness and successful operation rather than mere reach

Antonyms

A situation when something cannot work well in everyday life

A situation where something cannot be done or is not practical

How Viable

workability
1 4.8
viability
28 4.7
feasibility
18 4.5
practicality
26 3.9
possibility
2.0

Surface Forms

viability singular
viabilities plural

Morphology

viability = viable (transparent) = viable + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'viable' by adding '-ity' to denote the state or quality, directly matching the sense 'feasibility'.

Etymology

Viability comes from a root that means 'life', the same root you see in vital and vitality. So when we talk about the viability of a plan, we mean whether it can 'live' in the real world, that is, whether it can work or be successful.