plausible

English

Etymology

From Latin plausibilis (“deserving of applause”), from the participle stem of plaudere (“to applaud”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈplɔːz.ɪ.bəl/, /ˈplɔːz.ə.bəl/, X-SAMPA: /"plO:z.I.b@l/, /"plO:z.@.b@l/

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Adjective

plausible (comparative more plausible, superlative most plausible)

1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse.
2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.

   a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion

3. Using specious arguments or discourse.

   a plausible speaker

4. (obsolete) Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hacket to this entry?)

Derived terms

• plausibility

Translations

likely, acceptable

• Catalan: plausible (ca)
• Czech: přijatelný (cs) m
• Dutch: aannemelijk (nl), aanneembaar (nl)
• Estonian: usutav (et), tõenäoline (et), mõistlik (et), vastuvõetav (et)
• Finnish: uskottava (fi)
• Hindi: मुमकिन (hi)
• Manx: so-chredjallagh (gv)
• Portuguese: plausível (pt)
• Romanian: plauzibil (ro) m and n

• Russian: правдоподобный (ru) (pravdobodóbnyj), вероятный (ru) (verojátnyj), похожий на правду (ru) (poxóžij na právdu), состоятельный (ru) (sostojátelʹnyj), аргументированный (ru) (argumentírovannyj), приемлемый (ru) (prijémlemyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: plauzibilan (sh), prihvatljiv (sh), moguć (sh), vjerojatan (sh), verovatan (sh)
• Spanish: probable (es)
• Swedish: rimlig (sv), plausibel (sv)

worthy of being applauded

• Hindi: प्रशंसनीय (hi)
• Portuguese: plausível (pt)

• Russian: достойный похвалы (ru) (dostójnyj poxvalý)
• Spanish: plausible (es)

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Catalan

Adjective

plausible m, f (masculine and feminine plural plausibles)

1. plausible

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French

Adjective

plausible (masculine and feminine, plural plausibles)

1. plausible

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Middle French

Adjective

plausible m and f (plural plausibles)

1. plausible