feasible
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Anglo-Norman fesable, from Latin facere, Old French fesable, faisable (“doable”), from fere, faire (“to do”) + -able.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.zə.bəl/, [ˈfiː.zə.bɫ̩]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfi.zə.bəl/, [ˈfi.zə.bɫ̩]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.zə.bəl/, [ˈfɪi.zə.bɫ̩], [ˈfiː.zə.bɫ̩]
- Rhymes: -iːzəbəl
Adjective
[edit]feasible (comparative more feasible, superlative most feasible)
- 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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[edit]that can be done in practice
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