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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FE'ASIBLE, a. s as z. [L. facere.]
1. That may be done, performed, executed or effected; practicable. We say a thing is feasible, when it can be effected by human means or agency. A thing may be possible, but not feasible.
2. That may be used or tilled, as land.
FE'ASIBLE, n. That which is practicable; that which can be performed by human means.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are [syn: feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workable]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English faisible, from Anglo-French faisable, from fais-, stem of faire to make, do, from Latin facere — more at do Date: 15th century 1. capable of being done or carried out <a feasible plan> 2. capable of being used or dealt with successfully ; suitable 3. reasonable, likely Synonyms: see possible • feasibility noun • feasibly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 practicable, possible; easily or conveniently done. 2 disp. likely, probable (it is feasible that it will rain). Derivatives: feasibly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF faisable, -ible f. fais- stem of faire f. L facere do, make

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Feasible Fea"si*blea. [F. faisable, fr. faire to make or do, fr. L. facere. See Fact, Feat.] 1. Capable of being done, executed, or effected; practicable. Always existing before their eyes as a thing feasible in practice. --Burke. It was not feasible to gratify so many ambitions. --Beaconsfield. 2. Fit to be used or tailed, as land. [R.] --R. Trumbull. Fea"si*ble*ness, n. --Fea"si*bly, adv.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If something is feasible, it can be done, made, or achieved. She questioned whether it was feasible to stimulate investment in these regions... ADJ: oft ADJ to-inf • feasibility The committee will study the feasibility of setting up a national computer network. N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Practicable.

Moby Thesaurus

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