What does tenable mean?
Definitions for tenable
ˈtɛn ə bəlten·able
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Princeton's WordNet
tenable, well-foundedadjective
based on sound reasoning or evidence
"well-founded suspicions"
Wiktionary
tenableadjective
capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.
tenableadjective
capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
Etymology: From the tenable, from tenir; compare tenible.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tenableadjective
Such as may be maintained against opposition; such as may be held against attacks.
Etymology: tenable, French.
The town was strong of itself, and wanted no industry to fortify and make it tenable. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.
Sir William Ogle seized upon the castle, and put it into a tenable condition. Edward Hyde.
Infidelity has been driven out of all its outworks: the atheist has not found his post tenable, and is therefore retired into deism. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 186.
Wikipedia
Tenable
Tenable is a British game show, presented by Warwick Davis and Sally Lindsay, airing on ITV since 14 November 2016. On each episode, five contestants attempt to win up to £125,000 by filling in lists of 10 items each. A celebrity version, Tenable All Stars, aired sporadically in 2019.
ChatGPT
tenable
Tenable refers to an argument, position or theory that can be defended or justified on logical or reasonable grounds. It is something that is believable, maintainable, or able to stand scrutiny.
Webster Dictionary
Tenableadjective
capable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tenable
ten′a-bl, adj. capable of being retained, kept, or defended.—ns. Tenabil′ity, Ten′ableness, the state or quality of being tenable. [Fr. tenable, from tenir—L. tenēre, to hold.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
tenable
Such as may be maintained against opposition; such as may be held against attack.
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Beltane
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tenable in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tenable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of tenable in a Sentence
And while authoritarian regimes deny access to their networks, they actively reach into others and into ours -- taking advantage of and meddling in more open societies. It's no wonder that some countries are asking whether the principles around which we've organized the internet are still relevant or still tenable.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirbydistanced:
It is simply not clear to us that there is substantive rationale for it, we will continue to consult with Poland and our other NATO allies about this issue and the difficult logistical challenges it presents, but we do not believe Poland's proposal is a tenable one.
I hear it said that West Berlin is militarily untenable-and so was Bastogne, and so, in fact, was Stalingrad. Any danger spot is tenable if men-brave men-will make it so.
The new law is preposterous, mentally and emotionally ill individuals should be removed from the streets, involuntarily if necessary.They should be placed in high-quality settings, institutional settings if necessary, where they get the shelter, food and care they need.Having drug addicts, a frightful condition, freely injecting drugs and passing out in public is not tenable.
There is also the so-called liberal idea, which has outlived its purpose, our Western partners have admitted that some elements of the liberal idea, such as multiculturalism, are no longer tenable.
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- verteidigungsfähig, haltbarGerman
- defendible, sostenibleSpanish
- holdbarNorwegian
- houdbaarDutch
- haldbarNorwegian Nynorsk
- sustentávelPortuguese
- อยู่ได้Thai
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