tenability
Ability to stand
Tenability is the quality of being defensible or justifiable—whether a position can be held against attack or criticism.
The term applies equally to physical positions the tenability of the fortress and to arguments or theories the tenability of his claims grew weaker under scrutiny.
When something lacks tenability, it cannot be reasonably maintained or supported.
Capacity to withstand attack
- justifiabilityState of being warranted
- supportabilityCapacity to be sustained
- arguabilityCapacity for dispute
- groundednessState of being anchored
rationality · reasonableness · coherence · cogency · strength · persuasiveness · solidity · soundness
Seeming likely true
- believabilityCapacity to seem true
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- convincingnessQuality of seeming true
- substantiationProof of truth
verifiability · authenticity · reliability · trustworthiness · accuracy · evidence · proof · corroboration
Resistance to wear
- survivabilityCapacity to endure
- longevityDuration of existence
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- stabilityResistance to displacement
persistence · lastingness · resilience · robustness · permanence
defensibility
Capacity to withstand attack
- justifiabilityState of being warranted
- supportabilityCapacity to be sustained
- arguabilityCapacity for dispute
groundedness · rationality · reasonableness · coherence · cogency · strength · persuasiveness · solidity · soundness · validity
plausibility
Seeming likely true
- believabilityCapacity to seem true
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- convincingnessQuality of seeming true
substantiation · verifiability · authenticity · reliability · trustworthiness · accuracy · evidence · proof · corroboration · factualness
durability
Resistance to wear
- survivabilityCapacity to endure
- longevityDuration of existence
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
stability · persistence · lastingness · resilience · robustness · permanence
tenabilityuntenability
Cannot be defended
indefensibility · groundlessness · invalidity · baselessness · weakness
tenabilityabsurdity
Wildly illogical quality
irrationality · illogicality · incoherence · fallaciousness · unreasonableness
tenabilityunsustainability
Inability to continue indefinitely
untenability · unviability · unworkability · nonviability · impracticability