See Also: plausible(dictionary)
plausible(dictionary)

plausible (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: plausibilis 'worth applauding', from plaudere; PLAUDITS]
reasonable and likely to be true or successful
-opposite implausible implausible
::His story certainly sounds plausible.
::a plausible explanation
someone who is plausible is good at talking in a way that sounds reasonable and truthful, although they may in fact be lying
::a plausible liar
-- plausibly adv
-- plausibility /7plC:zZ5bIlZti ?@ 7plC:-/ n [U]