defensible

English

Etymology

From Old French defensable, from Latin defensibilem.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): [dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bɫ]
(General Australian) IPA^(key): [dɪˈfen.sɪ.bɫ]

Adjective

defensible (comparative more defensible, superlative most defensible)

(of an installation etc) capable of being defended against armed attack
- 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 11:
  Not only were those cities fortified, but their architects based their whole system on the strategical possibilities of the site, and closely followed its defensible contours.
(of an argument etc) capable of being justified

Synonyms

(capable of being defended): defendable

Antonyms

indefensible

Translations

capable of being defended

Bulgarian: защитим (bg) (zaštitim)
Danish: forsvarlig, som kan forsvares
Ido: defensebla (io)
Italian: sostenibile (it), difendibile (it), tenibile
Manx: so-choadey
Portuguese: defensável
Spanish: defendible

capable of being justified

Danish: forsvarlig, som kan forsvares
Italian: difendibile (it), sostenibile (it), tenibile
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forsvarlig
Portuguese: defensável
Spanish: sostenible

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