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Viable vs Liable - What's the difference?

viable | liable |

As adjectives the difference between viable and liable

is that viable is able to live on its own (as for a newborn. while liable is bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.

viable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to live on its own (as for a newborn.)
  • Able to be done, possible.
  • In (biology), able to live and develop.

    • Antonyms

    * inviable

    Derived terms

    * viability

    Related terms

    * devive * revive * survive * vital * vivid

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    liable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
    • The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
    • The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
  • Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.
  • Likely.
    • Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

    Related terms

    * liability * reliable

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