Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plausive

/ˈplɔːzɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plau-sive
IPA: /ˈplɔːzɪv/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Laudable, praisable.

adj

Applauding; showing praise.

Obsolete

adj

Plausible (obtaining approbation), specious (having an attractive appearance intended to obtain a favorable response).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"With her soft plume (from plausive angels' wing First pluck'd by man)"
"plausive manners"
"But the weak have had to put on the armour of cunning to protect themselves from the strong and brutal. […] These plausive manners which recommend you to your fellow-men are indeed a natural mimicry, a putting on, as it were, the mood of those you are among, and the deprecation of the aggression of the strong. For the strong is not only strong but domineering, and it behoves the weak to have these plausive manners as a sure defence."

Etymology

From Latin plaus-, from Latin plaudere (“to applaud”) + -ive.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: plausus, plaudere
Suffix: ive

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more plausive (comparative) most plausive (superlative)

Derived Forms

unplausive

Synonyms

approving affirmative approbative approbatory

Questions

How do you pronounce plausive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplɔːzɪv/.
What does plausive mean?: Laudable, praisable.
Where does plausive come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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