Definition of tenable Tenable
/tɛˈnʌbʌl/ - [tenubul] - ten•a•ble
We found 7 definitions of tenable from 6 different sources.
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What does tenable mean?
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| tenable - based on sound reasoning or evidence; "well-founded suspicions" | ||
| well-founded | ||
| reasonable, sensible marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tenable (Adjective)
Capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded. - tenable (Adjective)
Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tenable (a.)
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 DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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 DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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tenable
Such as may be maintained against opposition; such as may be held against attack.
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