plausible

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Adjective

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 in discourse that sound likely but are intended to deceive; as, a plausible speaker.

Derived terms

• plausibility

Translations

likely, acceptable

Catalan: plausible (ca) Czech: přijatelný (cs) m. Dutch: aannemelijk (nl), aanneembaar (nl) Estonian: usutav (et), tõenäoline (et), mõistlik (et), vastuvõetav (et) Finnish: uskottava (fi) Manx: so-chredjallagh (gv) Portuguese: plausível (pt) Romanian: plauzibil (ro) m. and n. Russian: похожий на правду (ru), правдоподобный (ru), вероятный (ru), состоятельный (ru), аргументированный (ru), приемлемый (ru)

Serbo-Croatian: plauzibilan (sh), prihvatljiv (sh), moguć (sh), vjerojatan (sh), verovatan (sh) Spanish: probable (es) Swedish: rimlig (sv), plausibel (sv)

worthy of being applauded

Portuguese: plausível (pt)

Spanish: plausible (es)

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Catalan

Adjective

plausible m. and f. (plural plausibles)

1. plausible