What does plausible mean?
Definitions for plausible
ˈplɔ zə bəlplau·si·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
plausibleadjective
apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful
"a plausible excuse"
plausibleadjective
given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments
"a plausible liar"
Wiktionary
plausibleadjective
Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse.
plausibleadjective
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
plausibleadjective
Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion.
plausibleadjective
Using specious arguments in discourse that sound likely but are intended to deceive; as, a plausible speaker.
Etymology: From plausibilis, from the participle stem of plaudere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PLAUSIBLEadjective
Such as gains approbation; superficially pleasing or taking; specious; popular; right in appearance.
Etymology: plausible, Fr. plausibilis, from plaudo, Lat.
Go you to Angelo, answer his requiring with a plausible obedience, agree with his demands to the point. William Shakespeare.
Judges ought to be more reverend than plausible, and more advised than confident. Francis Bacon.
They found out that plausible and popular pretext of raising an army to fetch in delinquents. Charles I .
These were all plausible and popular arguments, in which they, who most desired peace, would insist upon many condescensions. Edward Hyde.
No treachery so plausible, as that which is covered with the robe of a guide. Roger L'Estrange.
The case is doubtful, and may be disputed with plausible arguments on either side. South.
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plausible
Plausible refers to an idea, statement or argument that seems reasonable, believable or likely to be true. It is something that can be accepted or viewed as credible, even though it has not been proven or confirmed.
Webster Dictionary
Plausibleadjective
worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready
Plausibleadjective
obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion
Plausibleadjective
using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Plausible
plawz′i-bl, adj. that may be applauded: seemingly worthy of approval or praise: superficially pleasing: apparently right: fair-spoken: popular.—ns. Plausibil′ity, Plaus′ibleness, an appearance of being right or worthy of approval: that which seems right and true at first sight.—adv. Plaus′ibly. [L. plausibilis—plaudĕre, to praise.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plausible in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plausible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of plausible in a Sentence
Bottom line, [an] 'errant' Russian strike hitting [the] US embassy is quite plausible.‘A shot across the bow’ is also possible, in which the Russians could target the part of the embassy that is not very populated, thiswould be a message to the US to stop providing weaponry to Ukraine. But it’s all risky and the threshold is very high for this decision.
After that foothold is established, the malicious code, the real hackers get to work and grow out from there. Russian President Vladimir Putin's government denies direct involvement, but Russian intelligence is thought to routinely use cyber gangs to do its bidding and to create plausible deniability. Within the former Soviet bloc, Russian-speaking hackers pay homage as cyber-militia members to the regime in Russia, they act as proxies … when called upon to leverage their sophisticatedtool sets and attack against victims in the U.S.
By all accounts, the Chinese leadership was looking forward to having direct talks with Blinken … it would be very plausible that( Chinese leader Xi Jinping) would want to make sure everything was smooth in the lead up to the visit, that this would happen is perplexing and strange.
Like all nuclear power plants, Zaporizhzhia contains various redundant safety systems, which under normal circumstances are highly effective, the problem is that nuclear power plants are not designed for war zones and, under plausible circumstances, all these systems could fail.
Germany Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt:
The French prosecutors' assessment that the plane was deliberately put into descent is equally plausible according to our experts, according to current knowledge we assume that the captain was actively barred from accessing the cockpit.
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- معقولArabic
- plausibleCatalan, Valencian
- uvěřitelný, ocenitelný, hodnověrný, přijatelný, věrohodnýCzech
- plausibleDanish
- plausibel, glaubhaftGerman
- εύλογοςGreek
- kredindaEsperanto
- plausible, probableSpanish
- usutav, mõistlik, tõenäoline, vastuvõetavEstonian
- محتملPersian
- uskottavaFinnish
- so-chredjallaghManx
- मुमकिन, प्रशंसनीयHindi
- արժա� ահավատArmenian
- masuk akalIndonesian
- מִתקָבֵּל עַל הַדַעַתHebrew
- もっともらしいですJapanese
- 그럴듯한Korean
- probabileLatin
- ticams, iespējamsLatvian
- aanneembaar, aannemelijkDutch
- plausibleNorwegian
- wiarygodnyPolish
- plausívelPortuguese
- plauzibilRomanian
- вероятный, правдоподобный, достойный похвалы, аргументированный, приемлемый, состоятельный, похожий на правдуRussian
- plauzibilan, verovatan, vjerojatan, moguć, prihvatljivSerbo-Croatian
- plausibel, rimligSwedish
- MantıklıTurkish
- גלייבלעךYiddish
- 似是而非的Chinese
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