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plausible

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plau·si·ble  (plôz-bl)
adj.
1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse.
2. Giving a deceptive impression of truth or reliability.
3. Disingenuously smooth; fast-talking: "Ambitious, unscrupulous, energetic, ... and plausible,a political gladiator, ready for a 'set-to' in any crowd" (Frederick Douglass).

[Latin plausibilis, deserving applause, from plausus, past participle of plaudere, to applaud.]

plausi·bili·ty, plausi·ble·ness n.
plausi·bly adv.
Synonyms: plausible, believable, colorable, credible
These adjectives mean appearing to merit belief or acceptance: a plausible pretext; a believable excuse; a colorable explanation; a credible assertion.

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
Adj.1.plausible - apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse"
believable, credible - capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
implausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"
2.plausible - given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments; "a plausible liar"
insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

plausible
adjective
2. glib, smooth, specious, smooth-talking, smooth-tongued, fair-spoken He was so plausible he conned us all.
Translations
plausible [ˈplɔːzəbl] ADJ [argument etc] → verosímil, plausible; [person] → convincente

plausible [ˈplɔːzɪbəl] adj
[explanation, statement, story] → plausible
[person] → convaincant(e)

plausible
adjplausibel; argument alsoeinleuchtend; story, excuse alsoglaubwürdig, glaubhaft; liargut, geschickt; manner, personüberzeugend

plausible [ˈplɔːzəbl] adj (argument, story) → plausibile, credibile; (person) → convincente
plausible [ˈplɔːzəbl] adj (argument, story) → plausibile, credibile; (person) → convincente

plausible
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
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


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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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