plausible
adjEtymology
From Latin plausibilis (“deserving applause, praiseworthy, acceptable, pleasing”), from the participle stem of plaudere (“to applaud”).
- borrowed from plausibilis
Definitions
Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable
Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.
- a plausible excuse
- Russian SPETSNAZ are irregular forces that operate covertly, providing the Russian government plausible deniability.
Obtaining approbation
Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.
- a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion
Worthy of being applauded
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
- 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."
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at plausible. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at plausible. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at plausible
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA