viabilityn.¹

Brit.

/ˌvʌɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌvaɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Etymology: < French viabilité (1812), or < viable adj.¹: see -ity suffix.

The quality or state of being viable; capacity for living; the ability to live under certain conditions. Also transferred: now esp. feasibility; ability to continue or be continued; the state of being financially sustainable. In common use from c1860.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > viability

viability1843

livableness1860

vitability1889

the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > feasibility

possibilityc1385

feasibility1624

feasibleness1633

possibleness1642

practicableness1648

practicability1665

workableness1791

executibility1801

workability1843

operability1905

performability1941

viability1955

1843 J. Bouvier Law Dict. U.S.A. (ed. 2) II. 607/1 Viability, med. jur., is an aptitude to live after birth; extra uterine life.

1853 J. Y. Simpson Obstetr. Pathol. & Pract. 21 I have repeatedly been astonished at the viability of the infant after traction had been applied to it.

1870 H. Maudsley Body & Mind 44 The general and ultimate result of breeding in and in is to produce barrenness and sterility, children of a low degree of viability and of imperfect mental and physical development.

1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 727/1 An animal or plant which is only partly adapted to its conditions of existence is ugly in exact proportion to its lack of viability.

1893 C. B. Upton Bases Relig. Belief 157 It means spiritual viability or immortality.

1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 81/1 Considerations of defense, in addition to mobilizing offensive strength, do not in the least imply softness or lack of viability.

1962 Listener 11 Oct. 549/1 They are a main factor in giving it [sc. the country] such economic viability as it possesses.

1971 Nature 19 Feb. 518/2 Mr Stein's apparently innocent bill to limit noise at New York airports..could be..a serious threat to the viability of Concorde.

1977 K. M. E. Murray Caught in Web of Words viii. 150 He also had some doubts about the viability of the work financially.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

viabilityn.²

Brit.

/ˌvʌɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌvaɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Etymology: < French viabilité (1878), or < viable adj.²

The condition of being traversable.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [noun] > ability to be travelled through or over

passablenessa1687

viability1882

trafficability1899

1882 W. Cory Guide Mod. Eng. Hist. II. 470 The quality which convicts gave it [Tasmania], can be expressed by one word ‘viability’: they made some roads.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	viability
释义	viabilityn.¹ Brit. /ˌvʌɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌvaɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Etymology: < French viabilité (1812), or < viable adj.¹: see -ity suffix. The quality or state of being viable; capacity for living; the ability to live under certain conditions. Also transferred: now esp. feasibility; ability to continue or be continued; the state of being financially sustainable. In common use from c1860. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > viability viability1843 livableness1860 vitability1889 the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > feasibility possibilityc1385 feasibility1624 feasibleness1633 possibleness1642 practicableness1648 practicability1665 workableness1791 executibility1801 workability1843 operability1905 performability1941 viability1955 1843 J. Bouvier Law Dict. U.S.A. (ed. 2) II. 607/1 Viability, med. jur., is an aptitude to live after birth; extra uterine life. 1853 J. Y. Simpson Obstetr. Pathol. & Pract. 21 I have repeatedly been astonished at the viability of the infant after traction had been applied to it. 1870 H. Maudsley Body & Mind 44 The general and ultimate result of breeding in and in is to produce barrenness and sterility, children of a low degree of viability and of imperfect mental and physical development. 1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 727/1 An animal or plant which is only partly adapted to its conditions of existence is ugly in exact proportion to its lack of viability. 1893 C. B. Upton Bases Relig. Belief 157 It means spiritual viability or immortality. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 81/1 Considerations of defense, in addition to mobilizing offensive strength, do not in the least imply softness or lack of viability. 1962 Listener 11 Oct. 549/1 They are a main factor in giving it [sc. the country] such economic viability as it possesses. 1971 Nature 19 Feb. 518/2 Mr Stein's apparently innocent bill to limit noise at New York airports..could be..a serious threat to the viability of Concorde. 1977 K. M. E. Murray Caught in Web of Words viii. 150 He also had some doubts about the viability of the work financially. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). viabilityn.² Brit. /ˌvʌɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌvaɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Etymology: < French viabilité (1878), or < viable adj.² The condition of being traversable. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [noun] > ability to be travelled through or over passablenessa1687 viability1882 trafficability1899 1882 W. Cory Guide Mod. Eng. Hist. II. 470 The quality which convicts gave it [Tasmania], can be expressed by one word ‘viability’: they made some roads. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1843n.²1882
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