viablest
ə adjective
1.
capable of living.
2.
Physiology.
a.
physically fitted to live.
b.
(of a fetus) having reached such a stage of development as to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus.
3.
Botany. able to live and grow.
4.
vivid; real; stimulating, as to the intellect, imagination, or senses: a period of history that few teachers can make viable for students.
5.
practicable; workable: a viable alternative.
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viable (ˈvaɪəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | capable of becoming actual, useful, etc; practicable: a viable proposition |
| 2. | (of seeds, eggs, etc) capable of normal growth and development |
| 3. | (of a fetus) having reached a stage of development at which further development can occur independently of the mother |
| [C19: from French, from vie life, from Latin vīta] | |
| via'bility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
viable
1828, from Fr. viable "capable of life" (1539), from vie "life" (from L. vita "life;" see vital) + -able. Originally of newborn infants; generalized sense is first recorded 1848.
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viable vi·a·ble (vī'ə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions.
Capable of living outside the uterus. Used of a fetus or newborn.
vi'a·bil'i·ty n.
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