factibleadj.

Brit.

/ˈfaktəbl/, U.S.

/ˈfæktəbəl/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Apparently partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Latin factibilis; Spanish factible.

Etymology: Originally (i) < post-classical Latin factibilis that can be made or done, feasible (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources; also in continental sources) < classical Latin fact- , past participial stem of facere to make, do (see fact n.) + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare Middle French factible that can be made or done, feasible (1554 or earlier; rare). In quot. 1960 at sense 2a apparently reborrowed (ii) < Spanish factible that can be made or done, feasible (early 15th cent.) < post-classical Latin factibilis (see above).

rare.

†1. Able to be worked or wrought. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

?1562 W. Ward tr. R. Roussat Most Excellent Bk. Doctour & Astrologien Arcandam sig. H^v Fortunate in all thynges factible, or to bee forged wyth or in the fyer [Fr. en tout œuure que l'on puelt forger au feu].

a. That can be made, done, or put into action; practicable, feasible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > feasible

openOE

possiblec1384

doablec1443

feasiblec1460

agible?a1475

performable1548

parable1563

practiceable1570

compassable1581

factible1585

effectuable1590

practicable1593

exploitable1611

achievable1634

effectible1646

operable1646

accomplishable1657

perpetrable1680

workable1756

executable1796

expeditable1820

workable1822

powerable1860

runnable1860

manageable1866

actable1876

viable1955

1585 R. Parsons Christian Directorie i. iv. 164 A law that should be tollerable, easie, sweet, plaine, light, brief, and factible, as well to the poore as to the riche.

1639 J. Floyd Totall Summe 53 A thinge not only factible, but also which may easily & speedily be done.

1960 Amer. Slavic & East European Rev. 19 449 To be factible, democracy must remain true to its dialectical essence and philosophy.

†b. Relating to practicability or feasibility. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1630 W. Oughtred in G. Vernon Life P. Heylin (1682) 46 The difficulty of the place of [the moon's node] I saw factible at Sea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	factible
释义	factibleadj. Brit. /ˈfaktəbl/, U.S. /ˈfæktəbəl/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Apparently partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Latin factibilis; Spanish factible. Etymology: Originally (i) < post-classical Latin factibilis that can be made or done, feasible (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources; also in continental sources) < classical Latin fact- , past participial stem of facere to make, do (see fact n.) + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare Middle French factible that can be made or done, feasible (1554 or earlier; rare). In quot. 1960 at sense 2a apparently reborrowed (ii) < Spanish factible that can be made or done, feasible (early 15th cent.) < post-classical Latin factibilis (see above). rare. †1. Able to be worked or wrought. Obsolete. ΚΠ ?1562 W. Ward tr. R. Roussat Most Excellent Bk. Doctour & Astrologien Arcandam sig. H^v Fortunate in all thynges factible, or to bee forged wyth or in the fyer [Fr. en tout œuure que l'on puelt forger au feu]. 2. a. That can be made, done, or put into action; practicable, feasible. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > feasible openOE possiblec1384 doablec1443 feasiblec1460 agible?a1475 performable1548 parable1563 practiceable1570 compassable1581 factible1585 effectuable1590 practicable1593 exploitable1611 achievable1634 effectible1646 operable1646 accomplishable1657 perpetrable1680 workable1756 executable1796 expeditable1820 workable1822 powerable1860 runnable1860 manageable1866 actable1876 viable1955 1585 R. Parsons Christian Directorie i. iv. 164 A law that should be tollerable, easie, sweet, plaine, light, brief, and factible, as well to the poore as to the riche. 1639 J. Floyd Totall Summe 53 A thinge not only factible, but also which may easily & speedily be done. 1960 Amer. Slavic & East European Rev. 19 449 To be factible, democracy must remain true to its dialectical essence and philosophy. †b. Relating to practicability or feasibility. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1630 W. Oughtred in G. Vernon Life P. Heylin (1682) 46 The difficulty of the place of [the moon's node] I saw factible at Sea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1562
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