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adjective

capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.

probable; likely: a feasible theory.

suitable: a road feasible for travel.

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Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English feseable, faisible < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to fes-, fais- (variant stem of faire < Latin facere to do) + -ible -ible

Related forms

fea·si·bil·i·ty, fea·si·ble·ness, noun

fea·si·bly, adverb

non·fea·si·bil·i·ty, noun

non·fea·si·ble, adjective

non·fea·si·ble·ness, noun

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non·fea·si·b·ly, adverb

un·fea·si·bil·i·ty, noun

un·fea·si·ble, adjective

un·fea·si·ble·ness, noun

un·fea·si·b·ly, adverb

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Can be confused: feasible, viable.

Synonyms
1. See possible.

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Example Sentences

The government is seeking bids for a feasibility study at the site.

But they've also requested more parking space, so the university has studied the feasibility of meeting both needs.

It seeks to embody and thereby to demonstrate the feasibility of certain ideals of participatory democracy.

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The government is seeking bids for a feasibility study at the site.

But they've also requested more parking space, so the university has studied the feasibility of meeting both needs.

It seeks to embody and thereby to demonstrate the feasibility of certain ideals of participatory democracy.

Include criteria for judging the feasibility and value of such plans.

Any article about the feasibility of hydrogen as a fuel needs to discuss this issue.

They talk power meters and the feasibility of sensors that can measure which gadget is sucking down what power.

The future of the workplace will be determined by the feasibility of flexibility.

In preliminary tests the researchers have already proved the feasibility of using sensors to monitor animal health.

Wikelski said it also demonstrates the feasibility of a global tracking system for insects.

Fact: renewable energy has made leaps in economic feasibility as a source for both consumer and industrial use.

At the moment, the agency is only studying the feasibility of the airship.

It's a company testing the feasibility of it's products.

Other projects are in the pipeline, but none has got beyond a feasibility study.

His agency has produced a feasibility study with several proposals for how to defend the town better.

One glaring omission in the arguments of those advocating manned space exploration is in establishing the basic feasibility of it.

Dissenting voices wondered about the plan's feasibility and radicalism, but the medical professions were supportive.

The feasibility and effectiveness of the technique is uncertain.

No, the big thing here is the practical feasibility and the emulation effect described.

Jones, rather than letting economic realities sort things out on the basis of feasibility.

Without one supporting the other the feasibility of a sustainable future is virtually impossible.

Essentially, it's about the feasibility of doing a job from a remote location.

To date, the white-space prototypes used in the feasibility trials have had little trouble sensing occupied television channels.

Still, the feasibility of the first postulate is unlikely.

It's pretty clear that bombing is not a sensible option, both on grounds of feasibility and grounds of probable consequences.

Researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of a much simpler and cheaper approach to steroid testing in cattle.

Project backers said the mission's principal goal was to demonstrate the feasibility of solar-sail-powered flight.

State corrections systems that don't have condom distribution programs should investigate the feasibility of adding them.

Local government offices and non-profits usually need research help conducting feasibility studiessome are paid, some aren't.

Lindt said the board was also studying the feasibility of testing all horses in triple races.

Now is the time to ask about deadlines and the scope and feasibility of the project.

There was no parliamentary debate, no proper feasibility study and no third-party valuation of the hydrofoils.

Officials are drafting a study examining the project's feasibility and cost.

The experiment will help determine the feasibility of a weekday commuter ferry service.

Headed by frogfactory will be the study of the feasibility of building a long hose.

The existing cost of fuel brings the feasibility of alternative fuels to a realistic possibility.

But its feasibility is unproven, and it won't be deployed for years at best.

Critics have challenged the financial feasibility of some of the plans, especially the state programs.

Once you're hired you could discuss the feasibility of such a program for advancement with the university.

Few government agencies would pay for feasibility studies.

So we're back to pondering the feasibility of walking away.

Right now we're making feasibility studies, which is good.

Green, to study the feasibility of using metal detectors.

The feasibility of this hinges on being able to emit and detect single photons in a consistent manner.

Questions to be answered include both its technical feasibility and utility.

Rather he looked for the best possible solutions in terms of economic and political feasibility in an overpopulated world.

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World English Dictionary

feasible (ˈfiːzəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	able to be done or put into effect; possible
2.	likely; probable: a feasible excuse

[C15: from Anglo-French faisable, from faire to do, from Latin facere]

feasi'bility

—n

'feasibleness

—n

'feasibly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

feasible

"capable of being done, accomplished or carried out," mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr. faisible, from O.Fr. faisible, from fais-, stem of faire "do, make," from L. facere "do, perform" (see factitious). Fowler recommends this word only for those "who feel that the use of an ordinary

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