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plausible

adjective

plau·​si·​ble ˈplȯ-zə-bəl How to pronounce plausible (audio)
1
: superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
a plausible pretext
2
: superficially pleasing or persuasive
a swindler …  , then a quack, then a smooth, plausible gentleman R. W. Emerson
3
: appearing worthy of belief
the argument was both powerful and plausible
plausibleness noun
plausibly
ˈplȯ-zə-blē How to pronounce plausible (audio)
adverb

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You Can Believe This History of Plausible

Today the word plausible usually means "reasonable" or "believable," but it once held the meanings "worthy of being applauded" and "approving." It comes to us from the Latin adjective plausibilis ("worthy of applause"), which in turn derives from the verb plaudere, meaning "to applaud or clap." Other plaudere descendants in English include applaud, plaudit (the earliest meaning of which was "a round of applause"), and explode (from Latin explodere, meaning "to drive off the stage by clapping").

Synonyms

Example Sentences

In our solar system, the biggest moon is Jupiter's Ganymede, which has a mass only 2.5 percent that of Earth—too small to easily hang on to an Earth-like atmosphere. But I realized that there are plausible ways for moons approaching the mass of Earth to form in other planetary systems, potentially around giant planets within their stars' habitable zones, where such moons could have atmospheres similar to our own planet. René Heller, Scientific American, January 2015 I watch the ospreys who nest on Perch Island high atop their white spruce. Our sense of a plausible summer depends much on their diligent success at nest-building and procreation, and on their chicks fledging in late August. Richard Ford, Wall Street Journal, 14-15 June 2008 … I'd mastered the quick size-up. Does the person seem agreeable over coffee at the drugstore counter and picking up his mail at the post office, drive a plausible vehicle, and know the weather forecast? Edward Hoagland, Harper's, June 2007 … string theorists can exhibit plausible models of a unified Universe, but unfortunately they cannot explain why we inhabit a particular one. Michael Atiyah, Nature, 22-29 Dec. 2005 it's a plausible explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species
Recent Examples on the Web If the latter proves true, the gymnastics to achieve plausible deniability would be sickening. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Actually, Newton-John cleverly gave herself an out of plausible deniability by making the music video all about the wholesome subject of aerobics… horizontal aerobics. Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022 Candidates of the sort who might vote to impeach Trump the next time—and it’s all too plausible that there could be a next time—will be driven from politics. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 Not publicly, of course; plausible deniability remains paramount. New York Times, 8 July 2022 Some providers avoid asking direct questions about the location of their patients during the consultation, according to activists, creating a layer of plausible deniability. Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022 Some providers avoid asking direct questions about the location of their patients during the consultation, according to activists, creating a layer of plausible deniability. Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Whether Fisher was being truthful or practicing the art of plausible deniability is in the eye of the beholder. Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 7 June 2022 This was less of a purge than an attempt to maintain plausible deniability. Timothy Shenk, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin plausibilis worthy of applause, from plausus, past participle of plaudere

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of plausible was in 1565

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