tenable

Meaning of tenable

adjective
  1. (of a theory, argument, etc.) 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.
  2. Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
  3. Fit for habitation, similar, or related use.

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Hyphenation of tenable

ten-able

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • tenable is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

tenable antonyms

Meaning :

intenable, untenable

Anagrams of tenable

Beltane, beltane

Words that rhyme with tenable

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