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plausibleness

plausibleness

7.0
How likely something seems to be true
  • noun
  • /ˈplɔːzəblnəs/
translation icon : plausibilidad
  • The plausibleness of his explanation impressed everyone.

Examples

  • Its plausibleness made it easy for others to accept the story without much questioning.

  • She admired the plausibleness of the proposed solution, even though she remained skeptical.

  • The plausibleness of his explanation convinced the interviewer.

  • Her argument lacked plausibleness and was quickly dismissed.

  • The plausibleness of her argument swayed many people to support her proposal.

  • His story's plausibleness made it believable to even the toughest critics.

  • The scientist's hypothesis gained traction due to its plausibleness among her peers.

Synonyms

credibility
vsplausibleness
462 4.0

Trust from other people who believe what you say

focuses more on appearing reasonable than on social trust
plausibility
vsplausibleness
11 7.0

How likely something is to be true

is the general quality of seeming reasonable or probable
believability
vsplausibleness
5 3.7

How much something seems true or real to people

is more about seeming reasonable or likely than about being trusted
verisimilitude
vsplausibleness
  • Literature
4 9.7

The appearance of being true or real

is about simple reasonableness or likelihood rather than realism
truthiness
vsplausibleness
  • Literature
2 8.3

The way something appears to be true even when it is not

is the quality of seeming reasonable or probable based on reasons
credibleness
vsplausibleness
6.6

How believable and trustworthy something is

emphasizes appearance of reasonableness rather than social trust
tenableness
vsplausibleness
  • Formal
9.1

The quality of an idea or argument that can be defended as reasonable

is more about mere appearance of being probable than defendability
tenability
vsplausibleness
  • Formal
8.4

Able to be defended or accepted as reasonable

is more about seeming likely than surviving detailed defence

Antonyms

incredibility
1 8.8

A feeling of not believing something because it seems unlikely

implausibleness
8.5

A quality that makes people doubt something because it seems untrue

How Plausible

certainty
  • Literature
202 3.4
probability
473 3.6
likelihood
274 3.6
plausibleness
7.0

Surface Forms

plausibleness singular
plausiblenesses plural

Morphology

plausibleness = plausible (transparent) = plausible + ness

The suffix '-ness' is a standard way to form a noun indicating a state or quality from an adjective.

Etymology

Plausibleness comes from plausible, which originally came from a Latin word meaning 'to clap' or 'applaud'. Imagine people clapping for a story that sounds believable — that 'clap' idea changed to mean 'seems true or reasonable'. So plausibleness is the quality of seeming believable.