Plausibleness

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).

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

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

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plausibleness - apparent validity plausibility believability, credibility, credibleness - the quality of being believable or trustworthy tenability, tenableness, reasonableness - the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims"