supportable

Meanings

• Adjective

  Capable of being maintained or upheld; able to be relied upon.

  - "The old bridge is no longer supportable due to structural damage."
  - "His arguments were not supportable in court."
  - "The company's financial situation is not supportable."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with supportable
support , import , export , report , contract , defect , respect , inspect , detect , reflect , connect , protect

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Variants

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support , supportabilities , supportability , supportable , supported , supporting , supportive , supportiveness , supportivenesses , supports

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Etymology

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From Old French supporter, from supporter, present participle of supporter 'to bear up, sustain, uphold', from sub- 'under' + tenir 'to hold'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'supportable' is derived from the Old French word 'supporter', which means 'to bear up, sustain, or uphold'.

2. The longest bridge in the world, the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, is supportable by a series of piers and cables.

3. In mathematics, a function is considered supportable if it is defined and finite for all values in its domain.

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Related Concepts

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1. Maintainable: Related to the ability to continue or preserve something, such as a system or structure. Maintainable is often used interchangeably with supportable, but maintainable specifically refers to the ability to keep something in its current state, while supportable can also refer to the ability to rely upon something.

2. Sustainable: Related to the ability to continue or maintain something without depleting resources or causing harm to the environment. Sustainable is often used in the context of environmental issues, but it can also be used more generally to refer to anything that can be maintained or continued over a long period of time.

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Culture

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The term 'supportable' is often used in various contexts, including finance, engineering, and social situations. In finance, a company's financial situation is considered supportable if it can continue to meet its financial obligations. In engineering, a structure is supportable if it can withstand the loads applied to it. In social situations, a person's behavior may be considered supportable if it is reliable and trustworthy.

How to Memorize "supportable"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bridge or structure that is being supported by other structures or cables. Imagine the weight being distributed evenly and the structure remaining stable.
   - Visualize a person or organization providing reliable and trustworthy support to others.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'supportable' with the idea of reliability and trustworthiness.
   - Associate the word 'supportable' with the idea of maintaining or upholding something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Supportable is a reliable and trustworthy supporter' to remember the definition of the word.

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