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tenible

/ˈtɛnɪbl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tenible
IPA
/ˈtɛnɪbl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being held; holdable.

Obsolete

adj

Capable of retaining or holding in.

Etymology

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

Origin

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtɛnɪbl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tenible (comparative) most tenible (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tenible?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛnɪbl/.
What does tenible mean?
Capable of being held; holdable.
Where does tenible come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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