plausibility
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- noun
- /plɔːzəˈbɪlɪti/
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plausibilidad
- Such constructs may have surface plausibility to the reader but may not appropriately capture the author's message.
- biological plausibility
- lends plausibility
- plausibility of arguments
In their own words, they focus on plausibility, not feasibility.
- In their own words, they focus on plausibility, not feasibility.
- He's made a very strong case for the plausibility of panpsychism.
- Right, Because it's, it's it's only goal is plausibility and it has no other constraints.
- Therefore, my ultimate ranking for the scientific plausibility of science fiction travel is third place hyperdrives.
- But it turns out that we don't have to just deal with plausibility here.
- And could you see that actually happening with any sort of political plausibility?
- Practice plausibility more and more, and you, the more you get better at it, the more you will bump into something that's profound.
Examples
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Although Bt maize poses various risks, the relative plausibility of those risks does not explain policy responses.
Academic text (1999) -
Instead, I initiated conversations with him each week about the plausibility of his concerns.
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The biological plausibility of the suspected source is an essential link in the chain of evidence.
Academic text (2012) -
In their own words, they focus on plausibility, not feasibility.
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The peers gave explicit feedback on the plausibility of the videos and the use of different modes of meaning.
Academic text (2013) -
For each scenario, the six selected expressions were chosen on the basis of plausibility rather than random assignment.
Academic text (1990) -
Historicity is what makes a novel plausible, and that plausibility must be apparent.
Fiction book (1998) -
There is, prima facie, a great plausibility in Burke's line of argument.
Academic text (1990) -
The validity argument evaluates the plausibility of the proposed interpretations and uses of the test scores.
Academic text (2013) -
His argument has a strong plausibility because it is based on solid evidence.
Synonyms
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Trust from other people who believe what you say
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How much something seems true or real to people
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The appearance of being true or real
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The way something appears to be true even when it is not
How likely something seems to be true
How believable and trustworthy something is
Antonyms
How Plausible
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word plausibility comes from a Latin root plaus- that meant 'to clap' and is the same root as applause. So, plausibility is the quality of something 'seeming true' or 'believable' because it 'wins approval' by sounding likely.