adj.
- Capable of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions.
- Capable of living outside the uterus. Used of a fetus or newborn.
- Capable of success or continuing effectiveness; practicable: a viable plan; a viable national economy. See synonyms at possible.
[French, from vie, life, from Old French, from Latin vīta.]
viability vi'a·bil'i·ty n.viably vi'a·bly adv.
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