feasiblefea‧si‧ble /ˈfiːzəbəl/ ●○○ adjective 
a feasible solutioneconomically/technically/politically etc feasible It was no longer financially feasible to keep the community centre open.► see thesaurus at possible—feasibly adverb—feasibility /ˌfiːzəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]: a feasibility study
WORD ORIGINfeasible
Origin:
1400-1500 French faisible, from faire ‘to do, make’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Barrington suggest transporting the supplies by air. This of course is perfectly feasible.
- Da Silva considered it feasible that uranium could be produced on an industrial scale.
- It is not feasible to have security cameras in every part of the building.
- Solar heating is technically and economically feasible.
- We agreed on a feasible plan and within a week we implemented it.
- A diary based development and reporting approach was used in a few cases where close contact with the project team was feasible.
- For a time it seems feasible to escape this task.
- Steady advances in digital memory technology are making mass-storage devices technologically feasible and increasingly cost-effective.
- Text is so efficient over the Internet that it is feasible to give away this kind of service.
- The expansion of human civilization into space is feasible because of the availability of vast asteroidal and planetary resources.
- The members thought that it was technically feasible and, under the right conditions, could benefit the region.
- This is more costly and is not ideal but it is nevertheless feasible.
THESAURUS
if something is possible, it can be done or achieved: · I think it’s possible that we could win the race.· I want to get back by 5 o'clock if possible.· Please let me know your answer as soon as possible.
if an idea or plan is feasible, it is possible and you can find a practical way of doing it: · We need to find out first if the idea is technically feasible.· It is not feasible to have security cameras in every part of the building.· Da Silva considered it feasible that uranium could be produced on an industrial scale.
possible and likely to be successful, and therefore worth doing: · Nuclear energy is the only viable alternative to coal or gas.· The product needs to be commercially viable.· We have yet to find a viable solution to the problem.· The company was no longer financially viable (=it could not make enough money to be able to continue).
a workable plan, system, or solution is one that can be done or used: · By early morning, they had arrived at a workable and safe solution.· The company would have a tough job convincing people that the deal was workable.
informal if something is doable, you have enough money, energy, or skill to do it: · This exercise programme is doable for most people.· Do you think the walk is doable?· Hosting great parties is fun, easy, and doable on any budget.· The book is full of interesting and doable recipes.
(also attainable formal) able to be achieved: · A 15% cut in carbon emissions is achievable.· Perfect democracy is not attainable, nor is perfect freedom or perfect justice.
if something is realistic, it seems sensible to think that it can be done or achieved: · a realistic target· Their expectations didn’t seem very realistic.· It is important to set yourself realistic goals.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something can be done something that is possible , can be done: · Travel to other planets may soon be possible.· Detectives can now check every criminal's records, which wouldn't be possible without computers.· The only possible way a woman could rise in class was to marry into a family of higher social standing than her own.it is possible to do something: · Is it possible to find a room in a good hotel for less than $100?if possible: · I want to get back by 5 o'clock if possible.as soon/quickly/big etc as possible: · Please let me know your answer as soon as possible.· We must get her to the hospital as quickly as possible.humanly possible (=use this to emphasize that you will do something as fast, as well etc as possible): · We will deal with all complaints as soon as is humanly possible.do/try everything possible: · The doctors did everything possible to save her life.
if something can be done , it is possible to do it: · The job can be done by Friday if we all make an effort.· I'm sure that more could be done to help the homeless.· Val got her MA while she was working full-time, so it can be done.
one of the things that you could try to do: · One possibility is to offer him more money.· Computers have opened up many exciting possibilities.the possibility of doing something: · We are considering the possibility of providing a new class for advanced students.
a plan, idea, or method that is feasible is possible and is likely to work: · Barrington suggest transporting the supplies by air. This of course is perfectly feasible.· We agreed on a feasible plan and within a week we implemented it.it is feasible to do something: · It is not feasible to have security cameras in every part of the building.it is feasible that: · Da Silva considered it feasible that uranium could be produced on an industrial scale.
a workable way of doing something is a possible way of doing it - use this when you have had a lot of problems finding a suitable way: · There is a dispute over land but we believe we have found a workable solution to this problem.· A new plan provides for loans to students, but to make the system workable more government funding will be needed.
informal a job that is doable is one that can be done: · You did well to even start the project -- at first we didn't think it was doable at all.
an aim or standard that is attainable is one that can be achieved and it is reasonable to try to achieve it: · Perfect democracy is not attainable, nor is perfect freedom or perfect justice.· Every child should be educated to the highest attainable level.
a viable way of doing something is one that is possible and should work well: · Do you think this is a viable proposition?· Nuclear energy is the only viable alternative to coal or gas.· They are in favour of the program, but they want strong assurances that it is viable.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It was no longer financially feasible to keep the community centre open.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
It was no longer financially feasible to keep the community centre open. (=likely to be or remain financially successful)· Most of the coal mines in the area are no longer economically viable.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· We can expect bigger screens, and it will be more economically feasible to justify high-capability entertainment zones.· Conventional wisdom in the United States had it that this is not economically feasible.· The new semi-automated test could at last make massive screening programmes for cervical cancer economically feasible.· The bottom line: Taking time now to plan is a wise investment toward a more enjoyable and economically feasible vacation.· The 1979 round of oil price rises made extraction more or less economically feasible.· The determination of whether or not it will be economically feasible to make this purchase.
· It is now more feasible than ever for organisations to switch from their expensive proprietary machines to lower-cost Unix computers.· David thought of enrolling his daughter in the sport but settled on soccer instead because it was economically more feasible.· In a liberalized context other options look more enticing; they also become more feasible.· This is a humongous computation that was not possible; with computers, it becomes more feasible.· Rather than create a new institution, is it not more feasible to improve our existing one, the police?· For nuclear waste, disposal into space is more feasible but has been discounted on numerous occasions because of the risks.· The latter would be more feasible and less expensive than large-scale ground operations.· A more feasible plan is to take more immigrants.
· This is perfectly feasible by a system of fixed and moveable compartmentation, but no one has yet produced a practical system.· The radical elite theorists emphasized that popular participation is perfectly feasible, but collusion between elite groups prevents it from being established.· Taking small children to a ski resort is perfectly feasible if you consider all the pitfalls.
· Consequently, choices judged politically feasible are not always economically optimal.· But the necessary co-ordination is not politically feasible without a clear crisis.
· Backpacking the route is quite feasible and buying provisions shouldn't be a problem.· Although the secret-key method is quite feasible and practical for one-on-one document interchange, it does not scale.· It's quite feasible that your chipset has suffered a bit of impromptu reprogramming.
· The members thought that it was technically feasible and, under the right conditions, could benefit the region.· FLEXthe name of both the machine and its language-was not technically feasible at the time.· There was no question that a tunnel was technically feasible, but 1 wanted to know what the economics would be.· Mow small systems are technically feasible and schemes exist which involve the hotelier in no capital cost at all.· The existence of such systems is less important than the fact that they are technically feasible and get reported as such.· Thus, it is technically feasible, but we must define the risks and potential complications.· Nevertheless, 3 major groups of applications were identified as being technically feasible either immediately or in the short-to-medium term.
· The data requirements for all relevant Regional Council departments have been sought and are being incorporated into the specification where feasible.· We will create women's units in prisons where feasible.· The research will first examine the issues theoretically and then, where feasible, with the aid of existing macroeconomic models.
NOUN· The two-part tariff is not always a feasible solution.· The Commander assented to this as the only feasible solution, and the order was sent accordingly by medium-wave transmitter.· It appeared to be a feasible solution to a series of problems, and an interesting educational opportunity.· Typically, these objectives will conflict in that there is no feasible solution which simultaneously maximises them all.· There seems to be only one feasible solution that could bring lasting peace.· Thus, we will eventually achieve an optimal feasible solution.· But z 19, so no feasible solution of problem 8 can beat the incumbent.· Attracting manufacturing industry into inner cities is not a feasible solution.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a plan, idea, or method that is feasible is possible and is likely to work SYN possible: - Although it is already technically possible for network administrators to monitor Internet traffic, such tracking has been difficult to do.
- Berni came into this world on May 12 at 9: 07 a. m. It was a technically difficult delivery.
- FLEXthe name of both the machine and its language-was not technically feasible at the time.
- One expert achieved unwanted fame by stating, categorically, that it was no longer technically possible to build modern aircraft out of wood.
- Subsequent additions and amendments to software may be technically possible, but inadvisable because of subsequent upgrade issues.
- The members thought that it was technically feasible and, under the right conditions, could benefit the region.
- There is nothing technically difficult about this; if the computer can look one play ahead it can look 20.
- There was no question that a tunnel was technically feasible, but 1 wanted to know what the economics would be.
a feasible solutioneconomically/technically/politically etc feasible It was no longer financially feasible to keep the community centre open.► see thesaurus at possible—feasibly adverb—feasibility /ˌfiːzəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]: a feasibility study