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11tenable — (te na bl ) adj. 1° Où l on peut se tenir, demeurer. La campagne n est pas tenable. • On avait cru y être un jour de plus, pour aller voir le lieu de la bataille ; mais les chemins sont si peu tenables qu on a changé d avis, PELLISSON Lett.… …
12TENABLE — adj. des deux genres En termes de Guerre, il se dit d’un Lieu, d’un poste, d’une place où l’on peut se défendre, où l’on peut demeurer sans un trop grand péril; il s’emploie principalement avec la négation. Cette place n’est pas tenable. Ce poste …
13TENABLE — adj. des deux genres En termes de Guerre, il se dit D un lieu, d un poste, d une place où l on peut se défendre, où l on peut demeurer sans un trop grand péril. Il s emploie principalement avec la négation. Cette place, ce vieux château n est pas …
14tenable — [[t]te̱nəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that an argument, point of view, or situation is tenable, you believe that it is reasonable and could be successfully defended against criticism. This argument is simply not tenable... The only way his… …
15tenable — adjective 1 a belief, argument etc that is tenable is reasonable and can be defended successfully opposite untenable 2 be tenable for a job or position that is tenable for a particular length of time will continue for that length of time …
16tenable — UK [ˈtenəb(ə)l] / US adjective [often in negatives] formal 1) a tenable argument is reasonable and has evidence to support it 2) a tenable situation is sensible or well organized and therefore can continue This arrangement is no longer tenable …
17tenable — 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… …
18tenable — ten|a|ble [ˈtenəbəl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: tenir; TENANT] a belief, argument etc that is tenable is reasonable and can be defended successfully ▪ an idea which is no longer tenable …
19tenable — ten|a|ble [ tenəbl ] adjective often in negatives FORMAL a tenable argument is reasonable and has evidence to support it a. used for describing a situation that is sensible or well organized and therefore can continue: This arrangement is no… …
20tenable — adj. 1 that can be maintained or defended against attack or objection (a tenable position; a tenable theory). 2 (foll. by for, by) (of an office etc.) that can be held for (a specified period) or by (a specified class of person). Derivatives:… …
