English Explanatory Dictionary

tenible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being held; holdable.
  2. Capable of retaining or holding in.

Pronunciation

tĕʹnĭbl /ˈtɛnɪbl/

Word forms

tenible more tenible most tenible

Etymology

As if from a Latin *tenibilis, from teneō (“to hold, to retain”). Compare tenable, docible.

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