Feasible

  • 21feasible — adjective a plan, idea, or method that is feasible is possible and is likely to work: Your plan is not economically feasible. feasibly adverb feasibility / fi:zi bIliti/ noun (U): a feasibility study …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22feasible — adjective Etymology: Middle English faisible, from Anglo French faisable, from fais , stem of faire to make, do, from Latin facere more at do Date: 15th century 1. capable of being done or carried out < a feasible plan > 2. capable of being used&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23feasible — See feasible, possible …

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  • 24feasible — [15] Something that is feasible is literally something ‘that can be done’. The word was borrowed from French faisable, a derivative of the stem of the verb faire ‘do, make’. This is the French descendant of Latin facere, which has contributed so&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25feasible —  Not able. The word does not mean probable or plausible, as is sometimes thought, but simply capable of being done. An action can be feasible without being either desirable or likely …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 26feasible —    Not able.    The word does not mean probable or plausible, as is sometimes thought, but simply capable of being done. An action can be feasible without being either desirable or likely …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 27feasible — adjective a feasible solution Syn: practicable, practical, workable, achievable, attainable, realizable, viable, realistic, sensible, reasonable, within reason; suitable, possible, expedient; informal doable Ant: impractical …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 28feasible — [ˈfiːzəb(ə)l] adj possible, or likely to succeed There seems to be only one feasible solution.[/ex] feasibility [ˌfiːzəˈbɪləti] noun [U] …

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  • 29feasible — [15] Something that is feasible is literally something ‘that can be done’. The word was borrowed from French faisable, a derivative of the stem of the verb faire ‘do, make’. This is the French descendant of Latin facere, which has contributed so&#8230; …

    Word origins

  • 30feasible — adj. 1 practicable, possible; easily or conveniently done. 2 disp. likely, probable (it is feasible that it will rain). Derivatives: feasibly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF faisable, ible f. fais stem of faire f. L facere do, make …

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