Meaning of plausible | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Plausible, believable.
2. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.
3. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.
4. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
   obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“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."”

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