feasible
[ fee-zuh-buh l ]
/ ˈfi zə bəl /
adjective
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
probable; likely: a feasible theory.
suitable: a road feasible for travel.
Origin of feasible
1425–75; late Middle English
feseable, faisible < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to
fes-, fais- (variant stem of
faire < Latin
facere to do) +
-ible
-ible
OTHER WORDS FROM feasible
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH feasible
feasible viableWords nearby feasible
Example sentences from the Web for unfeasible
British Dictionary definitions for unfeasible (1 of 2)
unfeasible
/ (ʌnˈfiːzəbəl) /
adjective
not able to be done or put into effect; impossible
British Dictionary definitions for unfeasible (2 of 2)
feasible
/ (ˈfiːzəbəl) /
adjective
able to be done or put into effect; possible
likely; probable
a feasible excuse
Derived forms of feasible
feasibility or feasibleness, noun feasibly, adverbWord Origin for feasible
C15: from Anglo-French
faisable, from
faire to do, from Latin
facere