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1. (adj.) plausible
having an appearance of truth or reason; credible; believable:
a plausible excuse.
2. plausible
well-spoken and apparently worthy of confidence:
a plausible commentator.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L plausibilis deserving applause <plausus (ptp. of plaudere to applaud ))
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| Definition of 'plausible' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) plausible
apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful
"a plausible excuse"
2. (adj) plausible
given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments
"a plausible liar"
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| Definition of 'plausible' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) plausible
worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready
2. (adj) plausible
obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion
3. (adj) plausible
using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker
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Sense: seeming reasonable or convincing
a plausible excuse.
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 Afrikaans: oortuigend, redelik |
 Arabic: شِبْه مَعْقول |
 Bulgarian: правдоподобен |
 Brazilian: plausível |
 Czech: přijatelný |
 German: glaubhaft |
 Danish: rimelig; plausibel |
 Greek: εύλογος, αληθοφανής |
 Spanish: plausible, admisible |
 Estonian: usutav |
 Farsi: موجه نما |
 Finnish: uskottava |
 French: plausible |
 Hebrew: מִתקַבֵּל עַל הַדַעַת |
 Hindi: सत्याभासी, कपटपूर्ण |
 Croatian: vjerovatan |
 Hungarian: elfogadható |
 Indonesian: masuk akal |
 Icelandic: trúanlegur |
 Italian: plausibile |
 Japanese: もっともらしい |
 Korean: 그럴 듯한 |
 Lithuanian: patikimas, tikėtinas |
 Latvian: ticams;šķietami īsts |
 Malay: munasabah |
 Dutch: geloofwaardig |
 Norwegian: sannsynlig, tilforlatelig |
 Polish: wiarogodny |
 Persian: قناعت بخش |
 Pashto: قناعت بخش |
 Portuguese: plausível |
 Romanian: plauzibil, verosimil |
 Russian: правдоподобный |
 Slovak: prijateľný |
 Slovenian: verjeten |
 Serbian: uverljiv |
 Swedish: plausibel, antaglig, riml |
 Thai: น่ามีเหตุผล |
 Turkish: mantıklı, akla yakın |
 Taiwanese: 似乎有理的 |
 Ukrainian: правдоподібний; імовірний |
 Urdu: بظاہر معقول |
 Vietnamese: hợp lý |
 Chinese: 似乎有理的 |
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