Plausible : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Plausible	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Plausible
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plausible adj apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse" Antonym(s): implausible given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments; "a plausible liar"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plausible \Plau"sible\, a. [L. plausibilis praiseworthy, from plaudere, plausum, to applaud, clap the hands, strike, beat.] 1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket. 2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible* pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion. [bd]Plausible and popular arguments.[b8] --Clarendon. 3. Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker.