feasible
pronunciation
How to pronounce feasible in British English:
UK [ˈfiːzəbl]
How to pronounce feasible in American English:
US [ˈfiːzəbl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
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- Adverb:
- in a practicable manner; so as to be feasible
Word Origin
- feasible
- feasible: [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 voluminously to English vocabulary, from fact to difficult.=> difficult, fact, factory, fashion, feat, feature
- feasible (adj.)
- "capable of being done, accomplished or carried out," mid-15c., from Anglo-French faisible, from Old French faisable "possible, that may be done; easy, convenient," from fais-, stem of faire "do, make," from Latin facere "to make, do, perform" (see factitious). Fowler recommends this word only for those "who feel that the use of an ordinary word for an ordinary notion does not do justice to their vocabulary or sufficiently exhibit their cultivation."
Synonym
Example
- 1. A proper restructuring is legally feasible and economically necessary .
- 2. Then we have to consider practicalities and what is politically feasible , and to prioritize .
- 3. It is in any event unlikely to be politically feasible .
- 4. The question is : what improvements are feasible ?
- 5. All this is desirable but is it feasible ?