plausible
/ˈplɑ.zɪ.bəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.
Example Sentences
- "a plausible excuse"
- "In short, the twin assumptions that syntactic rules are category-based, and that there are a highly restricted finite set of categories in any natural language (perhaps no more than a dozen major categories), together with the assumption that the child either knows (innately) or learns (by experience) that all rules are structure-dependent ( =category-based), provide a highly plausible model of language acquisition, in which languages become learnable in a relatively short, finite period of time (a few years)."
- "Russian SPETSNAZ are irregular forces that operate covertly, providing the Russian government plausible deniability."
- "a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion"
- "capable of receiving a plauſible Anſwer"
- "[…] a coachman named Richard, who was described as a "sensible, well-behaved yellow boy, who is plausible and can read and write.""
Etymology
From Latin plausibilis (“deserving applause, praiseworthy, acceptable, pleasing”), from the participle stem of plaudere (“to applaud”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: plausibilis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈplɑ.zɪ.bəl/
- British English: /ˈplɔː.zɪ.bl̩/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more plausible (comparative)
most plausible (superlative)