Antonyms for tenantable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ten-uh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn ənt |
Definition of tenantable
Origin :- early 14c., "person who holds lands by title or by lease," from Anglo-French tenaunt (late 13c.), Old French tenant (12c.), noun use of present participle of tenir "to hold," from Latin tenere "hold, keep" (see tenet).
- As in livable : adj adequate, acceptable
- As in inhabitable : adj livable
- He describes 1442 farms with tenantable buildings, abandoned only recently.
- Extract from : « The Accumulation of Capital » by Rosa Luxemburg
- Not a bed or a bunk on the yacht was tenantable in the fearful rollings; no bed or bunk less than a covered box could have been.
- Extract from : « In the Track of the Trades » by Lewis R. Freeman
- The obligation is generally imposed upon the tenant to keep the premises in “good condition” or “tenantable repair.”
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 » by Various
Synonyms for tenantable
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