plausible

plau·si·ble

 (plô′zə-bəl)

adj.

1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse.

2. Persuasive or ingratiating, especially in an effort to deceive.

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

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plau′si·bil′i·ty, plau′si·ble·ness n.

plau′si·bly adv.

Synonyms: plausible, believable, credible
These adjectives mean appearing to merit belief or acceptance: a plausible pretext; a believable excuse; a credible assertion.

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plausible

(ˈplɔːzəbəl)

adj

1. apparently reasonable, valid, truthful, etc: a plausible excuse.

2. apparently trustworthy or believable: a plausible speaker.

[C16: from Latin plausibilis worthy of applause, from plaudere to applaud]

ˌplausiˈbility, ˈplausibleness n

ˈplausibly adv

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plau•si•ble

(ˈplɔ zə bəl)

adj.

1. having an appearance of truth or reason; credible; believable: a plausible excuse.

2. well-spoken and apparently worthy of confidence: a plausible commentator.

[1535–45; < Latin plausibilis deserving applause <plausus (past participle of plaudere to applaud)]

plau`si•bil′i•ty, n.

plau′si•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

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"

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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.

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plausible

adjective

Worthy of being believed:

believable, colorable, credible, creditable.

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Translations

شِبْه مَعْقولمَقْبول، مُقْنِع لكنه غَيْر مَوثوق

přijatelnýtvářící se důvěryhodně

plausibelrimeligtroværdig

einnehmendglaubhaftplausibel

εύλογος

plausibleconvincente

uskottava

plausiblevraisemblableconvaincant

sannfæranditrúanlegur

accettabileplausibileplausibilit...

apsimestinai meilus

šķietami īstsspējīgs iedvest ticamībuticams

aanneembaaraannemelijk

tilforlatelig

plausível

tváriaci sa hodnoverne

rimlig

akla yakınmantıklıyanıltıcı söz söylemekte usta

似乎有理的善于花言巧语的

plausible

[ˈplɔːzəbl] ADJ [argument etc] → verosímil, plausible; [person] → convincente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

plausible

[ˈplɔːzɪb^əl] adj

[explanation, statement, story] → plausible

[person] → convaincant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

plausible

adj → plausibel; argument also → einleuchtend; story, excuse also → glaubwürdig, glaubhaft; liar → gut, geschickt; manner, person → überzeugend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

plausible

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

plausible

(ˈploːzəbl) adjective

1. seeming reasonable or convincing. a plausible excuse. oortuigend, redelik شِبْه مَعْقول правдоподобен plausível přijatelný glaubhaft rimelig; plausibel εύλογος, αληθοφανήςplausible, 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 geloofwaardigsannsynlig, tilforlatelig wiarogodny قناعت بخش 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 غيْر مَوثوق благовиден conversador tvářící se důvěryhodně einnehmend troværdig πειστικός, επιτήδειοςconvincente usaldustäratav ظاهراً راستگو vakuuttava convaincantסביר 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 هغه څوك چې ظاهراً رښتيا وايى اما په باطن كښې د اعتماد وړ نه دى bem falante convingător, cu putere de convingere умеющий ловко внушать доверие tváriaci sa hodnoverne prepričevalen razuman förledande, som inger falskt förtroende พูดเก่ง 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

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