feasible

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman fesable, from Latin facere, Old French fesable, faisable (doable), from fere, faire (to do) + -able.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.zə.bəl/, [ˈfiː.zə.bɫ̩]
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfi.zə.bəl/, [ˈfi.zə.bɫ̩]
    • (file)
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.zə.bəl/, [ˈfɪi.zə.bɫ̩], [ˈfiː.zə.bɫ̩]
  • Rhymes: -iːzəbəl

Adjective

feasible (comparative more feasible, superlative most feasible)

  1. Able to be done in practice.
    Synonyms: achievable, doable, possible, practicable, workable
    Antonyms: infeasible, unfeasible
    His plan to rid Trafalgar Square of pigeons by bringing in peregrine falcons to eat them was dismissed as not feasible.

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