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plausible [ˈplɔːzəbəl] adj
1. apparently reasonable, valid, truthful, etc. a plausible excuse 2. apparently trustworthy or believable a plausible speaker [from Latin plausibilis worthy of applause, from plaudere to applaud] plausibility , plausibleness n plausibly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
plausible adjective 1. believable, possible, likely, reasonable, credible, probable, persuasive, conceivable, tenable, colourable, verisimilar That explanation seems entirely plausible to me. believable impossible, unlikely, incredible, unbelievable, improbable, inconceivable, illogical, implausible 2. glib, smooth, specious, smooth-talking, smooth-tongued, fair-spoken He was so plausible he conned us all. Translations plausible adj → plausibel; argument also → einleuchtend; story, excuse also → glaubwürdig, glaubhaft; liar → gut, geschickt; manner, person → überzeugend plausible [ˈplɔːzəbl] adj (argument, story) → plausibile, credibile; (person) → convincente plausible [ˈplɔːzəbl] adj (argument, story) → plausibile, credibile; (person) → convincente adj plausible [ˈploːzəbl] 1 seeming reasonable or convincing a plausible excuse. oortuigend, redelik شِبْه مَعْقول правдоподобен přijatelný rimelig; plausibel glaubhaft εύλογος, αληθοφανής plausible, admisible usutav موجه نما uskottava plausible מִתקַבֵּל עַל הַדַעַת सत्याभासी, कपटपूर्ण vjerovatan elfogadható masuk akal trúanlegur plausibile もっともらしい 그럴 듯한 patikimas, tikėtinas ticams; šķietami īsts munasabah geloofwaardig sannsynlig, tilforlatelig wiarogodny plausível plauzibil, verosimil правдоподобный prijateľný verjeten uverljiv plausibel, antaglig, rimlig น่ามีเหตุผล mantıklı, akla yakın 似乎有理的 правдоподібний; імовірний بظاہر معقول hợp lý 似乎有理的 2 clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted a plausible fellow. geloofwaardig مَقْبول، مُقْنِع لكنه غَيْر مَوثوق благовиден tvářící se důvěryhodně troværdig einnehmend πειστικός, επιτήδειος convincente usaldustäratav ظاهراً راستگو vakuuttavalta tuntuva convaincant סָבִיר मधुभाषी naoko uvjerljiv megnyerő (de nem megbízható) pandai membujuk sannfærandi accettabile 口先のうまい 말재주가 좋은 apsimestinai meilus spējīgs iedvest ticamību nampaknya boleh dipercayai glad som virker tilforlatelig obłudnie przymilny bem falante convingător, cu putere de convingere умеющий ловко внушать доверие tváriaci sa hodnoverne prepričevalen razuman förledande, som inger falskt förtroende พอเข้าที yanıltıcı söz söylemekte usta 善於花言巧語的 той, що вміє викликати довіру نظر فريب có miệng lưỡi khéo léo 善于花言巧语的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I do not pretend to plead the immunities of my order so highly as this; but neither will I allow that the author of a modern antique romance is obliged to confine himself to the introduction of those manners only which can be proved to have absolutely existed in the times he is depicting, so that he restrain himself to such as are plausible and natural, and contain no obvious anachronism. I wish you could get Reginald home again on any plausible pretence; he is not at all disposed to leave us, and I have given him as many hints of my father's precarious state of health as common decency will allow me to do in my own house. Seeing his gloomy face as he frowned at his wife, the officers grew still merrier, and some of them could not refrain from laughter, for which they hurriedly sought plausible pretexts. |
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