feasibility

American  

[fee-zuh-bil-i-tee] / ˌfi zəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

Rarely feasibleness

noun

feasibilities plural

1. the possibility, capability, or likelihood of something being done or accomplished (often used attributively): A wireless feasibility study last year yielded discouraging results, so the city will not be proceeding with a citywide Wi-Fi network.

   Conservationists are studying the feasibility of restoring steelhead trout to the creek.

   A wireless feasibility study last year yielded discouraging results, so the city will not be proceeding with a citywide Wi-Fi network.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonfeasibility
  noun
• nonfeasibleness
  noun
• unfeasibility
  noun
• unfeasibleness
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• feasibilities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of feasibility

feasibl(e) ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Explanation

Feasibility describes how easy or difficult it is to do something. When you set a goal at work, think about the long-term feasibility of accomplishing what you want. When people talk about the feasibility of a project, they’re discussing whether or not it can be achieved — how doable is it? If you want to question your dad’s unreasonable plan for painting the entire house in a weekend, tell him you should discuss the feasibility of the task. The formal sound of feasibility allows you to question whether or not it can be done — without sounding like you’re shirking your responsibilities.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

feasibility feasibilities

The ITA is carrying out a feasibility study into using cyclists' power data as part of its anti-doping strategy.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The regents, with the support of then-UC President Janet Napolitano, voted unanimously in May 2020 to end testing requirements and said UC should study the feasibility of creating its own standardized test.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

All of this would be examined in a feasibility study the advocates are raising money for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

Sunshine plans to use the proceeds to fund the feasibility studies necessary to restart the mine and get processing plants up and running, as well as pay for equipment, infrastructure, drilling and further exploration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

In late August, traveling as George Leonard and Edward Warren, Liddy and Hunt flew to California to conduct a feasibility study for the Ellsberg job.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Because of huge feasibilities, many other companies will follow suit.

From Time Magazine Archive

He made no mistakes; even the "impossibilities" of the Ring proved feasibilities and are now accomplished nightly without trouble in every opera-house of Europe.

From Richard Wagner Composer of Operas by Runciman, John F.

He called a council of war of his principal Lieutenant to discuss plans and feasibilities.

From History of Kershaw's Brigade by Dickert, D. Augustus

Related Words

• usefulness