plausibleness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈplɔzəbəlnəs/ UK /ˈplɔːzɪbəlnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the quality of seeming reasonable or believable

The plausibleness of his alibi convinced the jury.

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1 noun · the quality of seeming... plausibility believability credibility likelihood reasonableness probability tenability

Opposites

implausibilityincredibility absurdity

Word family

Related forms plausible plausibly plaudit applaud

Etymology

From plausible (from Latin plausibilis 'deserving applause, acceptable', from plaudere 'to applaud') + -ness.

plausibilis Latin plaudere Latin

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# 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

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