viability
US/ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪti/
viability noun: the property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed.
Noun
viability (countable and uncountable, plural viabilities)
- The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed.
- Ordinarily these altered organs are sterile, but in some instances a very small quantity of seed is produced, and when testing their viability I succeeded in raising a few plants from them.1904, Hugo DeVries, Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
- In making its grants the Endowment will increase its emphasis on techniques which stimulate support for the humanities from non-Federal sources, in order to reinforce our tradition of private philanthropy in this field, and to insure and expand the financial, viability of our cultural institutions...1980, Jimmy Carter, State of the Union Address
viability meaning in Tamil and Urdu
viability in Tamil
- ஒப்பேறு வாய்ந்த நிலை, கூடியதாதல், நிலைக்குநதன்மை, உயிருடைமை, இணக்கம், வாழுமை
viability in Urdu
- نمو پذیری, نتیجہ خیزی, زیست پذیری, زندہ رہنے کی قابلیت
Examples of viability in a sentence
- Historical counterinstitutionalizations, such as worker-run factories, demonstrate the viability of decentralized models.
- The number and viability of macrophage cells were assessed by trypan blue dye exclusion using a hematocytometer.
- Tamarisk's long seed viability allows it to flourish under such conditions where willows and cottonwoods cannot.
Forms of viability
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Origin of viability
From viable + -ity.
Words formed from viability
Questions about viability
- What does viability mean?
- Viability means the property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed.
- What is viability in Tamil?
- Viability in Tamil is ஒப்பேறு வாய்ந்த நிலை, கூடியதாதல், நிலைக்குநதன்மை. See Viability meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is viability?
- Viability is a noun.
- How do you pronounce viability?
- Viability is pronounced /ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪti/ (US).
- What is the plural of viability?
- The plural of viability is viabilities.
Words near viability in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: viability (page history and authors); viability (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); viability (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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