plausible

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈplɔːz.ɪ.bəl/, /ˈplɔːz.ə.bəl/

Adjective

plausible

1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely

   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).

2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.

   a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion

3. (obsolete) Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
   • 1955, Lincoln and the Bluegrass: Slavery and Civil War in Kentucky

     […] a coachman named Richard, who was described as a "sensible, well-behaved yellow boy, who is plausible and can read and write."

Translations

• French: plausible
• German: plausibel, glaubhaft
• Portuguese: plausível
• Russian: правдоподо́бный
• Spanish: probable, plausible

Translations

• Portuguese: plausível
• Russian: досто́йный похвала
• Spanish: plausible

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