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plausibleness

/ˈplɔː.zɪ.bəl.nəs/

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noun

/ˈplɔː.zɪ.bəl.nəs/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество казаться разумным, правдоподобным или обладающим видимой достоверностью.

A noun referring to the quality of seeming reasonable, believable, or having apparent validity.

uncountable

  1. Apparent validityC1formal

    The quality of seeming reasonable or probable, though not necessarily true.

    ruПравдоподобие

    • The plausibleness of his argument made it difficult to refute.
    • Her story had a certain plausibleness, but the evidence contradicted it.
    • The plausibleness of the theory was widely debated among scientists.

    Synonymsbelievabilitycredibilitylikelihoodplausibilityprobabilityreasonablenessverisimilitude

    Antonymsimprobabilityincredibilityunlikelihood

Forms
  • plausiblenesses plural form
  • plausiblenesses' possessive plural form
  • plausibleness's possessive singular form