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tenable [ˈtɛnəbəl] adj
able to be upheld, believed, maintained, or defended [from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre] tenability , tenableness n tenably adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
tenable adjective sound, justifiable, arguable, defensible, reasonable, rational, viable, plausible, believable, defendable, maintainable This argument is simply not tenable. untenable, indefensible, unjustifiable, insupportable Translations tenable adj (Mil) position → haltbar; (fig) opinion, theory → haltbar, vertretbar pred a post tenable for life → eine Lebensstellung, eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit; a post tenable for two years → eine auf zwei Jahre befristete Stelle How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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