tenable
[ ten-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈtɛn ə bəl /
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
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Words nearby tenable
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tenaculum forceps
Example sentences from the Web for tenability
This discrepancy too is putting pressure on the tenability of the Atlantic alliance.
The merit of his studies was at once recognized, but the tenability of his hypothesis was long and ardently disputed.
A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5) |Henry Smith WilliamsComplete consistency and tenability in such theories is not to be expected.
Introduction to the History of Religions |Crawford Howell ToyNothing much need be said as to the tenability of this theory.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays |Thorstein Veblen
British Dictionary definitions for tenability
tenable
/ (ˈtɛnəbəl) /
adjective
able to be upheld, believed, maintained, or defended
Derived forms of tenable
tenability or tenableness, noun tenably, adverbWord Origin for tenable
C16: from Old French, from
tenir to hold, from Latin
tenēre