factible
adjective

- practicable, feasible or doable

- able to be used or done

The Cambridge Dictionary

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WORD ORIGIN

“Factible" is formed from the Latin verb facere meaning "to do or make", with the suffix -bilis, meaning "able to be".

So factible literally means "makeable, able to be made or done". It entered English in the early 17th century from Medieval Latin factibilis.

The Latin root word facere (to do/make) also gave rise to other English words like factory, manufacture, faction, and feat.

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THE ART OF DOING

Which quote is your favourite in this list?

- "Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph." (Haile Selassie)

- "The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today." (Les Brown)

- "Possible is the urge to become.” (unknown author)

- "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." (Shunryu Suzuki)

- "The idea is to die young as late as possible." (Ashley Montagu)

- "The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious." (John Sculley)

- "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." (Stuart Chase)

- "Faith makes all things possible... love makes all things easy." (Dwight L. Moody)

- "At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities." (Jean Houston)

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SYNONYMS

achievable, actionable, attainable, buildable, calculable, conceivable, doable, enactable, existable, FACTIBLE, feasible, foreseeable, in the realm of possibility, makeable, obtainable, plausible, possible, practical, practicable, reachable, realizable, snookerable, solveable, supposable, sustainable, swingable, tractable, viable, within reach (the bounds, the cards), workable

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