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- Dictionarytenable/ˈtɛnəbl/
adjective
- 1. able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection: "such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable"
- 2. (of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used: "a scholarship of £200 per annum tenable for three years"
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(of an opinion or position) able to be defended successfully or held for a particular period of time: His theory is no longer tenable in the light of the recent discoveries. The fellowship is tenable for (= lasts for) three years. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Suitable and acceptable. able. acceptability. acceptable. acceptably.
The meaning of TENABLE is capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible, reasonable. How to use tenable in a sentence. Hold Onto the Meaning of Tenable
(of an opinion or position) able to be defended successfully or held for a particular period of time: His theory is no longer tenable in the light of the recent discoveries. The fellowship is tenable for (= lasts for) three years. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Suitable and acceptable. able. acceptability. acceptable. acceptably.
adjective. If you say that an argument, point of view, or situation is tenable, you believe that it is reasonable and could be successfully defended against criticism. This argument is simply not tenable. The only way his position can be tenable again is if there's a public inquiry.
Tenable definition: capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute. See examples of TENABLE used in a sentence.
1. Capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible: a tenable theory. 2. Capable of being held against assault; defensible: a tenable outpost. 3. Capable of enduring or of being tolerated: a tenable situation. [French, from Old French, from tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre; see ten- in Indo-European roots .]
To be tenable is to be evidence-based and well-founded. Tenable comes from the Latin root tenir which means "to hold," as in "hold together." If your plan is tenable, it will probably hold together when you execute it, or hold up to scrutiny.
Definition of tenable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you say that an argument, point of view, or situation is tenable, you believe that it is reasonable and could be successfully defended against criticism. [...]
tenable meaning, definition, what is tenable: a belief, argument etc that is tenable i...: Learn more.
