tenability

ˌtɛnəˈbɪləti

Definition

Definition of tenability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sustainability

Rare

ability to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

Rare

The tenability of his argument was undeniable..

defensibility

sustainability

plausibility

Rare

quality of being plausible or acceptable

Rare

The tenability of the proposal convinced the committee to approve it.

acceptability

plausibility

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Origin of tenability

Latin, tenere (to hold)

Examples of tenability in a sentence

They debated the tenability of the new policy.
The tenability of his argument was questioned by the audience.
Experts debated the tenability of the new scientific theory.

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French:défendabilité, plausibilité, ...
German:Haltbarkeit, Plausibilität, ...
Italian:tenibilità, plausibilità, ...
Spanish:sostenibilidad, plausibilidad, ...
Portuguese:defensabilidade, plausibilidade, ...
Chinese:可维持性, 合理性, ...
Japanese:持続可能性, 妥当性, ...
Arabic:قابلية الدفاع, قابِليّة الدِفاع, ...
Hebrew:עֲמִידוּת, סְבִירוּת, ...
Russian:устойчивость, правдоподобие, ...
Ukrainian:стійкість, правдоподібність, ...
Hindi:स्थिरता, स्वीकार्यता, ...
Bengali:টেকসই, টেনেবিলিটি, ...
Catalan:sostenibilitat, plausibilitat, ...
Czech:hájitelnost, obhajitelnost, ...
Danish:holdbarhed, plausibilitet, ...
Dutch:houdbaarheid, aannemelijkheid, ...
Greek:βιωσιμότητα, πειστικότητα, ...
Hungarian:védhetőség, elfogadhatóság, ...
Khmer:ភាពអាចទ្រទ្រង់បាន, ភាពសមហេតុផល, ...
Korean:유지 가능성, 타당성, ...
Persian:پایداری, قابلیت قبول, ...
Polish:obronność, zasadność, ...
Portuguese (BR):defensabilidade, plausibilidade, ...
Romanian:sustenabilitate, plauzibilitate, ...
Swedish:hållbarhet, rimlighet, ...
Thai:ความยั่งยืน, ความเป็นไปได้, ...
Turkish:savunulabilirlik, makuliyet, ...
Vietnamese:tính bền vững, tính hợp lý, ...

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