plausible

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin plausibilis (“‘deserving of applause’”), from the participle stem of plaudere (“‘to applaud’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈplɔːz.ɪ.bəl/, /ˈplɔːz.ə.bəl/, SAMPA: /"plO:z.I.b@l/, /"plO:z.@.b@l/
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plausible (comparative more plausible, superlative most plausible)

1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse.
2. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
3. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion.
4. Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker.
5. A possibility in reason or thought experiment, but which may as a matter of fact be true or false, the truth of which is yet unknown to the thinker.

[edit] Derived terms

• plausibility

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