Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feasible

/ˈfi.zə.bəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: fea-si-ble
IPA: /ˈfi.zə.bəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be done in practice.

Example Sentences

"His plan to rid Trafalgar Square of pigeons by bringing in peregrine falcons to eat them was dismissed as not feasible."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fesable, facere, faisable

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfi.zə.bəl/
British English: /ˈfiː.zɪ.bəl/

Inflected Forms

more feasible (comparative) most feasible (superlative)

Derived Forms

feasibleness feasibly nonfeasible

Frequently Paired Words

feasibility

Synonyms

achievable doable possible practicable workable executable viable

Antonyms

infeasible unfeasible impracticable unworkable

Rhymes With

unfeasible infeasible indefeasible squeezable

Questions

How do you pronounce feasible?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfi.zə.bəl/.
What does feasible mean?: Able to be done in practice.
Where does feasible come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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