"plausibility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plausibilities [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin plausibilitās. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|plausibilitās}} New Latin plausibilitās Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plausibility (countable and uncountable, plural plausibilities)
  1. (obsolete) The quality of deserving applause, praiseworthiness; something worthy of praise. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plausibility-en-noun-kEsTCBxo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 3 3 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 3 3 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 5 2 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 2 2 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 67 4 4 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 69 5 4 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 68 3 3 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 3 4 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 70 4 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 70 4 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 70 4 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 70 4 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 1 1 22
  2. (now rare) The appearance of truth, especially when deceptive; speciousness. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plausibility-en-noun-WA6m29iH
  3. A plausible statement, argument etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (plausible statement or argument): у́бедлив (úbedliv) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-plausibility-en-noun-eoA2iGD5 Disambiguation of 'plausible statement or argument': 3 0 89 8
  4. (now in more positive sense) The fact of being believable; believability, credibility. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (believability): versemblança [feminine] (Catalan), plauzibilita [feminine] (Czech), plausibel (Dutch), waarschijnlijk (Dutch), Plausibilität [feminine] (German), убе́дливост (ubédlivost) [feminine] (Macedonian), so-chredjallaght [feminine] (Manx), plauzibilitate (Romanian), plauzibilnost (Serbo-Croatian), plausibilidad (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-plausibility-en-noun-EAm0Glkt Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 3 3 43 Disambiguation of 'believability': 18 1 0 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: implausibility

Inflected forms

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