tenability

/tˌɛnəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The quality of being reasonable or able to be defended with good reasons.

Word Origin Tenability comes from Latin 'tenere' (to hold) — so something tenable is 'holdable', defensible. The breakdown ten+able+ity shows the root 'ten' (hold), the suffix -able (able to be), and -ity (the quality of). The same root gives us 'tenant' (one who holds land), 'tenure' (holding a position), and 'contain' (hold together). So, tenability is about whether an argument or position can be held up under scrutiny.

noun The quality of being reasonable or able to be defended with good reasons.

The tenability of his argument was questioned after new evidence emerged.

(名词) 合理性;可辩护性

新证据出现后,他论点的合理性受到了质疑。

(sustantivo) defendibilidad; viabilidad; razonabilidad [La cualidad de ser razonable o poder defenderse con buenos argumentos.]

La tenabilidad de su argumento fue cuestionada después de que surgieran nuevas pruebas.

(nom) défendabilité; recevabilité; viabilité [Caractère de ce qui est raisonnable et peut être défendu par des arguments solides.]

La tenability de son argument a été remise en question lorsque de nouvelles preuves sont apparues.

(Substantiv) Haltbarkeit; Vertretbarkeit; Stichhaltigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, vernünftig oder mit guten Argumenten vertretbar zu sein.]

Die **tenability** seiner Argumentation wurde nach dem Auftauchen neuer Beweise infrage gestellt.

(名詞) 妥当で、適切な理由によって擁護できる性質。

彼の議論の妥当性は、新たな証拠が現れた後に疑問視された。

(substantivo) defensibilidade; viabilidade; sustentabilidade [A qualidade de ser razoável ou capaz de ser defendido com bons argumentos.]

A sustentabilidade de seu argumento foi questionada após o surgimento de novas evidências.

Word parts: ten + able + ity

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