adj.

1. Capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible: a tenable theory.
2. Capable of being held against assault; defensible: a tenable outpost.

[French, from Old French, from tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre.]

tenability ten'a·bil'i·ty or ten'a·ble·ness n.
tenably ten'a·bly adv.

adjective

1. Capable of being justified: defensible, excusable, justifiable. See forgiveness/vindictiveness, right/wrong.
2. Capable of being defended against armed attack: defendable, defensible. See attack/defend.

adj

Definition: reasonable
Antonyms: irrational, unbelievable, unjustifiable, unreasonable, untenable

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: based on sound reasoning or evidence
  Synonym: well-founded

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - holdbar, logisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdedigbaar, geldend voor (een bepaalde periode)

Français (French)
adj. - défendable, accordé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - haltbar, vertretbar, verliehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υποστηρίξιμος, βάσιμος, υπερασπίσιμος, λογικός

Italiano (Italian)
sostenibile, difendibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sustentável, defensável

Русский (Russian)
логичный, здравый, обороноспособный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - defendible, sostenible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hållbar, riktig, försvarbar

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
可守的, 有条理的, 可主张的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可守的, 有條理的, 可主張的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공격에 참을 수 있는, 변호할 수 있는, 융통성 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 攻撃に耐えられる, 維持できる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممكن الدفاع عنه او الأحتفاظ به‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עמיד, בר-הגנה, שאין לפצחו, שאין להפריכו, שניתן להחזיק בו‬

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