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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
EXPANDnon·ten·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. workable, viable, maintainable, warrantable.
1. workable, viable, maintainable, warrantable.
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Tenable
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example Sentences
- And the longer it remained on the market, the less tenable its financial situation became.
- Yet the more the market grows, the less tenable that position becomes.
- On what tenable ground such an opposition can be based, is some what difficult to imagine.
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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).
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