plausible

(plô'zə-bəl)
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.]

plausibility plau'si·bil'i·ty or plau'si·ble·ness n.
plausibly plau'si·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.

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adjective

Worthy of being believed: believable, colorable, credible, creditable. See true/false.

adj

Definition: reasonable, believable
Antonyms: implausible, improbable, unbelievable, unlikely, unreasonable

IN BRIEF: Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt.

Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems -- but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems incredible. — Salman Rushdie

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bestikkende, plausibel

idioms:

• have a plausible ring    lyde sandsynligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
aannemelijk, geloofwaardig, (oppervlakkig) overtuigend/ aangenaam

Français (French)
adj. - plausible, vraisemblable, convaincant

idioms:

• have a plausible ring    sonner juste, avoir beaucoup de vraisemblance

Deutsch (German)
adj. - plausibel, glaubwürdig

idioms:

• have a plausible ring    einleuchtend klingen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευλογοφανής, αληθοφανής, εύλογος, πιθανός, (άνθρωπος) πειστικός, μαλαγάνας

idioms:

• have a plausible ring    έχω αληθοφάνεια

Italiano (Italian)
plausibile, verosimile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - plausível, ilusório

Русский (Russian)
правдоподобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - plausible, verosímil, admisible

idioms:

• have a plausible ring    suena verosímil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rimlig, förledande, förtroendeingivande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
貌似真实的, 貌似有理的, 花言巧语的, 貌似可信的

idioms:

• have a plausible ring    听起来可能有道理

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 貌似真實的, 貌似有理的, 花言巧語的, 貌似可信的

idioms:

• have a plausible ring    聽起來可能有道理

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (이유,구실 따위가) 그럴 듯한

idioms:

• have a plausible ring    진실인 듯 보이다, 가치 있는 듯 보이다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - もっともらしい, 口先のうまい

idioms:

• have a plausible ring    陰に思い当たるものがある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معقول أو مقبول ظاهرا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתקבל על הדעת, מהימן, אמין, הגיוני, סביר, מוליך שולל, קרוב לוודאי, משכנע‬

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