['v???b(?)l]
¦ adjective
1. capable of working successfully; feasible.
2. Biology (of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully.
Botany (of a seed or spore) able to germinate.
Medicine (of a fetus or unborn child) able to live after birth.
Derivatives
viability noun
viably adverb
Origin
C19: from Fr., from vie 'life'.