tenabilityn.
= tenableness n.
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the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > ability to be
tenableness1647
tenability1845
society > armed hostility > defence > [noun] > capability of being defended
defensibilityc1487
defensibleness1583
tenableness1647
tenability1845
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [noun]
credencec1450
credit1552
credibilitya1572
credibleness1595
creditableness1660
believablenessa1680
creditability1808
faithworthiness1828
tenability1845
tenableness1849
believability1865
cred1982
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > tenability of
tenableness1647
tenability1845
the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [noun] > ability to be held
tenability1875
1845 S. Wilberforce in A. R. Ashwell Life S. Wilberforce (1880) I. viii. 303 Only to maintain in the abstract, the tenability of a certain position.
1865 D. Masson Recent Brit. Philos. 201 When one looked again at his own position..one could not see its superior tenability in the new conditions of the campaign.
1875 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera V. li. 67 (note) Discussing the relative tenability of insects between the fingers.
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