plausibleness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈplɔzəbəlnəs/ UK /ˈplɔːzɪbəlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of seeming reasonable or believable The plausibleness of his alibi convinced the jury. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of seeming... plausibilitybelievabilitycredibilitylikelihoodreasonablenessprobabilitytenability ↔ Opposites implausibilityincredibilityabsurdity Word family Related forms plausibleplausiblyplauditapplaud Etymology AI details From plausible (from Latin plausibilis 'deserving applause, acceptable', from plaudere 'to applaud') + -ness. plausibilis Latin plaudere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # plausibleness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈplɔzəbəlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈplɔːzɪbəlnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of seeming reasonable or believable ## Examples - The plausibleness of his alibi convinced the jury. ## Synonyms - plausibility - believability - credibility - likelihood - reasonableness - probability - tenability ## Antonyms - implausibility - incredibility - absurdity ## Related Forms - plausible - plausibly - plaudit - applaud ## Roots and Affixes - Root: plausibilis - Root: plaudere ## Etymology From plausible (from Latin plausibilis 'deserving applause, acceptable', from plaudere 'to applaud') + -ness. ## AI Etymology Plausibleness is from plausible (from Latin plausibilis 'deserving applause, acceptable', from plaudere 'to applaud') + -ness. Important recorded forms include plausibilis (Latin) and plaudere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the quality of seeming reasonable or believable. The wider family includes related words such as plausible, plausibly, plaudit, and applaud. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown