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Tenability

noun/tˌɛnəbˈɪlᵻɾi/
Definition
the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˌɛnəbˈɪlᵻɾi/
🇬🇧British English
/tˌɛnəbˈɪlɪti/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˌɛnəbˈɪlɪti/
5 syllables Say it as /tˌɛnəbˈɪlᵻɾi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
reasonablenesstenableness
Parts of Speech
nounthe quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
“he questioned the tenability of my claims”
Word Forms
reasonableadjectiveshowing reason or sound judgment
tenableadjectivebased on sound reasoning or evidence
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Haltbarkeit
die Eigenschaft, für eine vernünftige Person plausibel oder akzeptabel zu sein
🇫🇷French
tenabilité
la qualité d'être plausible ou acceptable pour une personne raisonnable
🇪🇸Spanish
sostenibilidad
la cualidad de ser plausible o aceptable para una persona razonable
🇮🇹Italian
sostenibilità
la qualità di essere plausibile o accettabile per una persona ragionevole
🇳🇱Dutch
houdbaarheid
de kwaliteit van plausibel of aanvaardbaar zijn voor een redelijk persoon
🇵🇹Portuguese
sustentabilidade
a qualidade de ser plausível ou aceitável para uma pessoa razoável
🇷🇺Russian
устойчивость
качество правдоподобия или приемлемости для разумного человека
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्थायित्व
किसी उचित व्यक्ति के लिए प्रशंसनीय या स्वीकार्य होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
দৃঢ়তা
যুক্তিসঙ্গত ব্যক্তির কাছে প্রশংসনীয় বা গ্রহণযোগ্য হওয়ার গুণ
🇮🇳Tamil
உறுதியான தன்மை
ஒரு நியாயமான நபருக்கு நம்பத்தகுந்த அல்லது ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளக்கூடிய தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్థిరత్వం
సహేతుకమైన వ్యక్తికి ఆమోదయోగ్యమైన లేదా ఆమోదయోగ్యమైన నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
दृढता
वाजवी व्यक्तीला प्रशंसनीय किंवा स्वीकार्य असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
દૃઢતા
વાજબી વ્યક્તિ માટે બુદ્ધિગમ્ય અથવા સ્વીકાર્ય હોવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಮರ್ಥನೀಯತೆ
ಸಮಂಜಸವಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ತೋರಿಕೆಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರಾರ್ಹವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്ഥിരത
യുക്തിസഹമായ ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് വിശ്വസനീയമോ സ്വീകാര്യമോ ആകുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਥਿਰਤਾ
ਇੱਕ ਵਾਜਬ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਲਈ ਮੰਨਣਯੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਸਵੀਕਾਰਯੋਗ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
استحکام
معقول شخص کے لیے قابل فہم یا قابل قبول ہونے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
持续性
合理的人合理或可接受的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
粘り強さ
理性的な人にとってもっともらしい、または受け入れられる性質
🇰🇷Korean
지속성
합리적인 사람이 그럴듯하거나 받아들일 수 있는 품질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tính bền vững
chất lượng của sự hợp lý hoặc chấp nhận được đối với một người hợp lý
🇹🇭Thai
ความทนทาน
คุณภาพของการเป็นไปได้หรือเป็นที่ยอมรับของบุคคลที่มีเหตุผล
🇮🇩Indonesian
daya tahan
kualitas yang masuk akal atau dapat diterima oleh orang yang berakal sehat
🇵🇭Filipino
katatagan
ang kalidad ng pagiging makatwiran o katanggap-tanggap sa isang makatwirang tao
🇲🇾Malay
kebolehtahan
kualiti yang munasabah atau boleh diterima oleh orang yang munasabah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
القدرة على التحمل
نوعية كونها معقولة أو مقبولة لشخص عاقل
🇮🇷Persian
پایداری
کیفیت قابل قبول یا قابل قبول بودن برای یک فرد معقول
🇹🇷Turkish
savunulabilirlik
makul bir kişi için makul veya kabul edilebilir olma kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
עמידה
האיכות של להיות סביר או מקובל על אדם סביר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tenability'?
The primary meaning of 'tenability' is 'the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tenability' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tenability' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tenability' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tenability' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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