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Tenable vs Res - What's the difference?

tenable | res |

As an adjective tenable

is capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded.

As a symbol res is

(label) (l).

tenable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
    • Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.
  • (of a defensive structure) capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible

    • Antonyms

    * untenable

    Anagrams

    * ----

    res

    Translingual

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Symbol

    (head)
  • (label) (l)