tenability n 1: the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims" [syn: {reasonableness}, {tenability}, {tenableness}]
Tenability \Ten`a*bil"i*ty\ (t[e^]n`[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. The quality or state of being tenable; tenableness. [1913 Webster]