capable+of+being+held+or+defended
1Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …
2tenable — a. Defensible, maintainable, capable of being held or defended …
3tenable — tenability, tenableness, n. tenably, adv. /ten euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory. 2. capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain… …
4tenable — ten•a•ble [[t]ˈtɛn ə bəl[/t]] adj. capable of being held, maintained, or defended • Etymology: 1570–80; < F: that can be held =ten(ir) to hold (« L tenēre) + able able ten a•bil′i•ty, ten′a•ble•ness, n. ten′a•bly, adv …
5Tenable — Ten a*ble (t[e^]n [.a]*b l), a. [F. tenable, fr. tenir to hold, L. tenere. See {Thin}, and cf. {Continue}, {Continent}, {Entertain}, {Maintain}, {Tenant}, {Tent}.] Capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or… …
6tenable — adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre more at thin Date: 1579 capable of being held, maintained, or defended ; defensible, reasonable • tenability noun • tenableness noun • tenably adverb …
7tenable — /ˈtɛnəbəl / (say tenuhbuhl) adjective capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or objection: a tenable theory. {French, from tenir, from Latin tenēre hold, keep} –tenability /tɛnəˈbɪləti/ (say tenuh biluhtee), tenableness …
8Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
9international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
10United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
