tenable
[ ten-uh-buhl ]
adjective
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.
capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions: a research grant tenable for two years.
Origin of tenable
1Other words for tenable
Other words from tenable
- ten·a·bil·i·ty, ten·a·ble·ness, noun
- ten·a·bly, adverb
- non·ten·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·ten·a·ble, adjective
- non·ten·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·ten·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for tenable
tenable
/ (ˈtɛnəbəl) /
adjective
able to be upheld, believed, maintained, or defended
Origin of tenable
1C16: from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre
Derived forms of tenable
- tenability or tenableness, noun
- tenably, adverb
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