Feasible

Definitions: Feasible

Feasible

Adjective

1. Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are.

Adverb

1. In a practicable manner; so as to be feasible.

Date "feasible" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

Etymology: Feasible \Fea"si*ble\a. [French expression faisable, from faire to make or do, from the Latin expression facere. See Fact, Feat.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Computing	Feasible A description of an algorithm that takes polynomial time (that is, for a problem set of size N, the resources required to solve the problem can be expressed as some polynomial involving N). Problems that are "feasible" are said to be "in P" where P is polynomial time. Problems that are "possible" but not "feasible" are said to be "in NP". (2001-04-12). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Synonyms: Feasible

Synonyms: practicable (adj), viable (adj), workable (adj), practicably (adv). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Difficulty	Awkward, unwieldy, unmanageable; intractable, stubborn; (obstinate); perverse, refractory, plaguy, trying, thorny, rugged; knotted, knotty; invious; pathless, trackless; labyrinthine; (convoluted); intricate, complicated; (tangled); impracticable; (impossible); not feasible; desperate; (hopeless).
Facility	Adjective: easy, facile; feasible; (practicable); easily managed, easily accomplished; within reach, accessible, easy of access, for the million, open to.
Possibility	Practicable, feasible, performable, achievable; within reach, within measurable distance; accessible, superable, surmountable; attainable, obtainable; contingent; (doubtful), (effect).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

There's no guarantee, but the theory's perfectly feasible. (The Guns of Navarone; writing credit: Alistair MacLean; Carl Foreman)

Oh, that's perfectly feasible, sir. In fact, Q branch are working on one right now. (The Man with the Golden Gun; writing credit: Richard Maibaum)

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Domain	Title
Books	Beyond Ideology: Are Individual Social Security Accounts Feasible (reference) Economic Democracy: The Politics of Feasible Socialism (reference) Feasible Computations and Provable Complexity Problems (reference) Feasible Mathematics II (Progress in Computer Science and Applied Logic, Vol 13) (reference) Maximum Feasible Misunderstanding: Community Action in the War on Poverty (reference) (more book examples)
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Author	Quotation
Jeremy Collier	How many feasible projects have miscarried through despondency, and been strangled in their birth by a cowardly imagination.
Rene Descartes	Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	And in place of the numberless and feasible chartered freedoms, has set up that single, unconscionable freedom -- Free Trade. (reference)
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Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	But this was not judged feasible.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		No central policies are feasible. (references)
		The case-control method might be a feasible initial approach. (references)
		When a fistula is unsuccessful or not feasible, a synthetic graft is ordinarily placed. (references)
Business		At this point, it is not feasible so far to forecast the booming of the financial sector. (references)
		If you have a plant or company in the US, Canada or Mexico that is interested in membership, that would be feasible. (references)
		It has spurred the development of the Hiperlan standard, which is a short-range radio network that is used when cable networks are not feasible. (references)
Civil Liberties	Egypt	Because of government restrictions, a joint stock company is the only feasible incorporation option for publishers. (references)
Economic History	Uae	Firms conducting offshore services, a branch office, also allowing 100% ownership, is feasible. (references)
	Sri Lanka	Privatization of the state banks is not considered feasible in the short term due to political constraints. (references)
Human Rights	Liberia	The judiciary has determined that it is not feasible to retire all judicial personnel who are not legally trained, but intends to replace those currently sitting with lawyers as they retire. (references)
Political Economy	INDONESIA	Government departments and institutes and state and regional government corporations are expected to utilize domestic goods and services to the maximum extent feasible, but this is not mandatory for foreign aid-financed goods and services procurement. (references)
	MEXICO	USTR's concerns include a lack of proper regulation of the dominant carrier, Telmex, and failure of the regulator to provide for cost-based interconnection at all technically feasible points on Mexico's network, including cross-border interconnection and International Simple Resale. (references)
Trade	Nicaragua	The import duties on a few items are so high (e.g., chicken parts with a 170 percent tariff) that sales here may not be feasible. (references)
	Maldives	Because the quantities approved by STO for import are so small, trading is not feasible or cost-effective and the STO is often the only importer. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
William H. Taft	1909-1913	I sincerely hope that the incoming Congress will be alive, as it should be, to the importance of our foreign trade and of encouraging it in every way feasible.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	The proposed higher minimum wage levels are feasible without involving serious price adjustments or serious geographic dislocations.
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"Feasible" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.88% of the time. "Feasible" is used about 830 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	99.88%	829	8,463
Noun (proper)	0.12%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	830	N/A

Expressions using "feasible": antenna of feasible size ♦ feasible design ♦ feasible portfolio ♦ feasible set of portfolios ♦ feasible target ♦ not feasible. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "feasible"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i zbatueshëm (applicable, practicable, realizable, viable, workable), i realizueshëm (realizable, workable), i mundshëm (available, contingent, eventual, incident, likely, possible, potential, presumable, probable, prospective). (various references)

Arabic		‏يمكن تنفيذه, ‏مناسب (adequate, agreeable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, conformable, congruent, congruous, convenient, due, expedient, favorable, favourable, felicitous, fit, fitting, harmonious, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, opportune, pat, proper, right, seasonable, seemly, suitable, suited, timely), ‏ملائم (acceptable, accordant, adapted, adequate, advantageous, agreeable, agreeing, appropriate, apt, becoming, click, compatible, concordant, conformable, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, convenient, expedient, favorable, favourable, fit, fitting, harmonious, in accord, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, matching, opportune, proper, propitious, right, seasonable, seemly, suitable, suited, timely), ‏معقول (believable, comprehensible, credible, intelligible, logical, plausibility, plausible, possible, rational, reasonable, sensible, understandable), ‏عملي (active, businesslike, doable, earthy, functional, handy, matter of fact, monetary, positive, practical, virtual, workable). (various references)

Bulgarian		възможен (conceivable, eventual, liable, likely, possible, potential, thinkable), вероятен (assumptive, believable, contingent, expected, liable, likely, presumptive, probable, prospective, verisimilar), осъществим (achievable, practicable, realizable, thinkable, viable), правдоподобен (believable, colorable, colourable, credible, likely, plausible, probable, verisimilar), изпълним (accomplishable, achievable, doable, enforceable, possible, practicable, viable, workable). (various references)

Chinese		使得 (doable, to cause, to make, usable, workable), 可行 , 可实行 (Practicable, Viable), 切實 (conscientiously, earnestly, practical, realistic). (various references)

Czech		schùdný (negotiable, passable), realizovatelný, proveditelný (doable, operable, practicable, viable), pravdìpodobný (colourable, likely, plausible, presumable, probable, supposed, verisimilar), možný (conceivable, possible, practicable, virtual). (various references)

Danish		realiserbar porteføljebeholdning (feasible set of portfolios), realiserbar portefølje (feasible portfolio), mulig specifikation (feasible design), med centralroersventilering kan en reduceret fyldningsgrad ikke tillades (in radial air flow systems reduced filling heights are not feasible), gennemførlig specifikation (feasible design). (various references)

Dutch		mogelijke portefeuille (feasible portfolio), bruikbare onderzoeksopzet (feasible design), bij centrale luchttoevoer kan vermindering van de silohoogte niet worden overwogen (in radial air flow systems reduced filling heights are not feasible), alle mogelijke portefeuilles (feasible set of portfolios), aankoopbare portefeuille (feasible portfolio). (various references)

Finnish		mahdollinen panna toimeen (practicable). (various references)

French		faisable, réalisable, praticable, possible. (various references)

German		tunlich (achievable, advisable, possible), durchführbar (actable, operable, practicable, practicably, realizable, viable, workable), machbar (doable, feasibly, possible). (various references)

Greek		κατορθωτόσ (accomplishable, achievable, attainable, practicable, workable), εφικτόσ (attainable, obtainable). (various references)

Hebrew		ממיש, מעשי (achievable, businesslike, down to earth, practical, sensible, workable), יתכן (likely, maybe, perhaps, possibly), בר בצוע (achievable, attainable, practicable, practical, workable), סביר (likely, rational, reasonable), � תן לבצוע (doable, practicable). (various references)

Hungarian		megvalósítható (achievable, devisable, doable, practicable, realizable, workable), lehetséges (as far as possible, it's possible, likely, maybe, possible, potential, probable), valószínű (likely, presumptive, probable, the odds are that, verisimilar), keresztülvihető (manageable, practicable), alkalmas (able, applicable, appropriate, apt, capable, competent, congenial, convenient, eligible, expedient, fit, fitting, friendly, handy, of use, opportune, practical, qualified, right, suitable, susceptible, the ground plays well, timely). (various references)

Italian		fattibile (operable, possible, potential), possibile (possible, probable, sporting). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		現実性 (practical, realistic), 可能 (possible, practicable). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		かのう (accepting with pleasure, coming to head, deposit, festering, possible, practicable, suppuration), �'�"じつせい (practical, realistic). (various references)

Korean		가능한 (Capable, Possible). (various references)

Manx		yn-jannoo (constructable), cooilleentagh. (various references)

Norwegian		mulig, gjennomførlig. (various references)

Pig Latin		easiblefay

Portuguese		factível (doable), realizável (accomplishable, achievable, doable, exploitable, harvestable, practicable, practical, realizable, utilisable, utilizable), praticável (negotiable, practicable), possível (achievable, attainable, coming, earthenware, earthquake, likely, plausible, possible, problematically, prospective), estudo de viabilidade. (various references)

Romanian		realizabil (acceptable, achievable, manageable, obtainable, performable, realizable, workable), probabil (as like as not, haply, it must be, like, likely, presumably, presumptive, probable, probably, supposable), practicabil (passable, practicable), posibil (contingent, eventual, manageable, maybe, possible, possibly, presumably), convenabil (acceptable, admissible, appropriate, becoming, cheap, comely, convenient, conveniently, eligible, fair, fit, fitting, goodly, likely, reasonable, seemly, suitable, suited). (various references)

Russian		исполнимый. (various references)

Scottish		ion (fit, fitting; used as a pref. as : ion-dheanta). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ostvarljiv (attainable, realizable), izvodljiv (deducible, doable, manageable, practicable, reproducible). (various references)

Spanish		factible (achievable, practicable, realizable, workable). (various references)

Swedish		möjlig (conceivable, earthly, eventual, liable, mortal, possible, potential), görlig (achievable, possible, practicable). (various references)

Thai		ซึ่งเป็นไปไ�"้. (various references)

Turkish		yapılabilir (doable, practicable, producible), uygulanabilir (applicable, enforceable, operable, practicable, workable), olası (a priori, contingent, contingently, earthly, eventual, in the air, in the cards, incidental, liable, like, likely, off, on the cards, plausible, possible, probable, prospective, within the bounds of possibility), mümkün (likely, possible, probable). (various references)

Ukranian		можливий (affordable, apt, conceivable, contingent, eventual, likely, possible, potential, presumable, presumptive, probable, prospective), здійсненний (executable, realizable, thinkable), підхожий (acceptable, adapted, agreeable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, befitting, canny, eligible, fit, fitting, good, likely, meet, o.k., ok, okay, okey, opportune, proper, qualified, suitable). (various references)

Vietnamese		có thể thực hiện được (achievable, executable, operable, workable), có thể thực h� nh được, có thể l� m được tiện lợi có thể tin được. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	facere. (various references)
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Derivations
	Words ending with "feasible": defeasible, indefeasible, infeasible, unfeasible. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Feasible" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: faesible, fasible, feasable, feasble, feaseable, feaseble, feasilbe, feeesible, feesible, fesible. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "feasible" (pronounced fē"zubul)
7	f ē" z u b u l	infeasible, unfeasible.
5	-z u b u l	advisable, analyzable, disposable, divisible, excusable, exercisable, fusible, implausible, inadvisable, indivisible, inexcusable, invisible, plausible, realizable, recognizable, reusable, sizable, sizeable, unrecognizable, unusable, usable, visible.
4	-u b u l	abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disreputable, distinguishable, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, execrable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3	-b u l	able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-f-i-l-s"
	-1 letter: bailees, befleas, beliefs.
	-2 letters: abeles, abseil, bailee, beflea, belief, belies, fables, falsie.
	-3 letters: abele, ables, aisle, alefs, alifs, bails, bales, basil, beefs, belie, biles, blase, easel, fable, fails, false, fease, feels, files, flabs, fleas, flees, flies, leafs, lease, sable.
	-4 letters: able, ails, albs, alee, alef, ales, alif, bail, bale, bals, base, beef, bees, bels.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-f-i-l-s"
	+1 letter: balefires, fleabites.
	+2 letters: defeasible, infeasible, unfeasible.
	+3 letters: fireballers, sablefishes, specifiable.
	+4 letters: battlefields, beautifulest, emulsifiable, fiberglassed, fiberglasses, fibreglasses, flabbinesses, indefeasible, indefeasibly, indefinables, insufferable.
	+5 letters: beautifulness, defeasibility, defibrillates, farkleberries, feasibilities, ineffableness, unspecifiable.
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