"believable" meaning in All languages combined

See believable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /bɪˈliːvəbl̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-believable.wav [UK] Forms: believable [positive], more believable [comparative], most believable [superlative]
Etymology: believe + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|believe|able}} believe + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is believable it is easy to believe. Synonyms: acceptable, realistic, authentic, convincing, credible, plausible
    Sense id: simple-believable-en-adj-nWLd34iY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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