tenantable

ten·ant

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ten-uh nt]
- /ˈtɛn ənt/
- /ˈtɛnəntəbl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ten-uh nt]
- /ˈtɛn ənt/

Definitions of tenantable word

noun tenantable a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee. 1
noun tenantable Law. a person who holds or possesses for a time lands, tenements, or personalty of another, usually for rent. 1
noun tenantable an occupant or inhabitant of any place. 1
verb with object tenantable to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit. 1
verb without object tenantable to dwell or live (usually followed by in). 1

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Origin of tenantable

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English tena(u)nt < Anglo-French; Middle French tenant, noun use of present participle of tenir to hold ≪ Latin tenēre. See -ant

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Parts of speech for Tenantable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tenantable

tenantable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for tenantable

adj tenantable

inhabitable — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
livable — suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.

adjective tenantable

lodgeable — Capable of being lodged.

All 3 Synonyms of tenantable