inviability

I1N1V4I1A1B3I1L1I1T1Y4

noun

The state or quality of not being viable

“The inviability of these hybrids has a genetic basis.”

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouninviability (countable and uncountable, plural inviabilities)

plural inviabilities

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe state or quality of not being viable

    The inviability of these hybrids has a genetic basis.

    Synonyms: nonviability, unviability

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of not being viable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishviability
  8. Englishinviability

From in- + viability.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

inviability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inviability

MLA

“inviability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inviability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inviability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inviability.

Source: inviability on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.