tenable
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ə adjective
1.
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.
2.
capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions: a research grant tenable for two years.
Origin:
1570–80; < French: that can be held, equivalent to ten(ir) to hold (≪ Latin tenēre) + -able -able
1570–80; < French: that can be held, equivalent to ten(ir) to hold (≪ Latin tenēre) + -able -able
Related forms
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
Synonyms
1. workable, viable, maintainable, warrantable.
1. workable, viable, maintainable, warrantable.
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| —adj | |
| able to be upheld, believed, maintained, or defended | |
| [C16: from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre] | |
| tena'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'tenableness | |
| —n | |
| 'tenably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
tenable
1579, from M.Fr. tenable, from O.Fr. (12c.), from tenir "to hold," from L. tenere "hold, keep" (see tenet).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The test is whether the position is tenable in the face of reasonable inquiry.
But returning to the way things were is neither realistic nor morally tenable.
That's not tenable, and in the long run is not sustainable.
However, the notion that markets are always efficient, can be left to themselves and are self-correcting is no longer tenable.
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