viability

Language: en

🇺🇸 /vaɪəˈbɪlətiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The ability to survive, live, or develop successfully; the state of being capable of working or functioning.; The ability of a fetus or premature infant to survive outside the womb.; The ability of a seed, spore, or organism to germinate or grow under suitable conditions.; The capacity of a business, project, or plan to succeed financially or operationally over time.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

economic viabilityfinancial viabilitycommercial viabilitylong-term viabilityassess the viabilityquestion the viability

Derivatives

viableviablynonviablenonviability

Synonyms

feasibilityworkabilitypracticabilitysustainabilitysoundness

Antonyms

impracticalityinfeasibility

Commonly confused

feasibility
EN: 'Feasibility' asks whether something can be done at all; 'viability' asks whether it can survive and succeed over time.
vitality
EN: 'Vitality' refers to energy and liveliness; 'viability' refers to the capacity to succeed or sustain itself.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the suffix is '-ability' (with an 'i' before 'lity'): v-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y. A common error is dropping the second 'i' to write 'viablity'.

💬 Examples

  1. The company conducted a study to assess the viability of the new product.

  2. The fetus reached viability at approximately 24 weeks of gestation.

  3. The viability of the seeds decreased after prolonged storage.

  4. Without additional funding, the long-term viability of the startup was in question.