ten-, tent-, tin-, -tain, -tainment, -tenance, -tinence

A reference to that which can be held, defended, or maintained: There are tenable objectives that students, and other users, can achieve if they have access to the resources that will give them the information that they need. © ALL rights are reserved.

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Descriptive of how something is well-based and defensible: Doug's arguments seemed to be tenably justified and sound, and so the rest of the staff agreed with his reasoning.

1. Concerning something that holds parts firmly together; cohesive; sticky: Mary wanted to have some good glue that was very tenacious for mending the bowl she had broken.
2. Relating to something that clings to an object or surface; adhesive: The label on the bottom of the vase was so tenacious that it could hardly be removed!

1. A reference to something which is not easily pulled apart: The glue gave the broken pieces of the vase tenacious connections so it was almost as good as it was before it fell on the floor.
2. Relating to someone who is persistent and fully focused on achieving his or her objective: Ken was making a tenacious effort to complete his assignments as a reporter despite the dangers he was experiencing in the battle zone.
3. Relating to a machine or a person that is resolute and persistent in achieving a desired result as time and resources permit: The compiler of the contents of the special dictionary is a tenacious worker who is determined to provide much better contents for users who want to improve their vocabulary skills.

Computers are tenacious devices that are capable of retaining large amounts of information and of presenting it whenever a user wants to use it.

4. Physical conditions which cannot be remedied or made better: There are some tenacious ailments that doctors are unable to cure and which last for months or even years and come to an end only when a patient dies. © ALL rights are reserved.

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The determination to remain firm, physically and mentally; to a decision, a plan, an opinion, or a purpose without doubting that it is the right thing to do: Despite many years of dedication, the lexicographer continues to show his tenacity by working on his special dictionary until it is either completed or as close to being finished as possible before he departs from this world. © ALL rights are reserved.

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Being a tenant; occupation of land, a building, etc. by rental or lease.

1. A person who pays rent to occupy, to hold, or to use land, a building, etc.
2. To hold as a tenant; to occupy.

1. A doctrine or an opinion which can refer to a philosophy or religion: Jack's tenet, or belief and creed, didn't allow him to do normal work on Sundays.
2. Etymology: from Latin tenet, "he holds"; from tenere, "to hold, to grasp, to keep, to have possession." © ALL rights are reserved.

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