- Tenability
- Tenability Ten`a*bil"i*ty (t[e^]n`[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. The quality or state of being tenable; tenableness. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Tenability
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tenability — noun the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person he questioned the tenability of my claims • Syn: ↑reasonableness, ↑tenableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tenable (for: ↑tenableness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tenability — noun see tenable … New Collegiate Dictionary
tenability — See tenable. * * * … Universalium
tenability — noun The property of being tenable … Wiktionary
tenability — n. capability of being maintained or defended, defensibility, reasonableness, plausibility … English contemporary dictionary
tenability — ten·a·bil·i·ty … English syllables
tenable — tenability, tenableness, n. tenably, adv. /ten euh beuhl/, adj. 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… … Universalium
reasonableness — noun 1. goodness of reason and judgment the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges • Derivationally related forms: ↑reasonable • Hypernyms: ↑wisdom, ↑wiseness, ↑soundness • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tenableness — noun the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person he questioned the tenability of my claims • Syn: ↑reasonableness, ↑tenability • Derivationally related forms: ↑tenable, ↑tenable (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tenableness — Ten a*ble*ness, n. Same as {Tenability}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
