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ten·a·ble
[ten-uh-buh
l] Show IPA
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 granttenable 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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