im|plau|si|bil|i|ty

im|plau|si|bil|i|ty
im|plau|si|bil|i|ty «ihm PL zuh BIHL uh tee», noun, plural -ties.
1. implausible quality: »

The show relied too much on the elements of implausibility and coincidence (New York Times).

2. an implausible thing: »

Among other implausibilities: a psychedelic-balletic version of Alice in Wonderland (Time).


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  • plau|si|bil|i|ty — «PL zuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the appearance of being true or reasonable; plausible quality: »The persuasiveness and plausibility of the book, however, are due to the author s ability (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

  • plau — plau·di·te; plau·di·to·ry; plau·si·bil·i·ty; plau·si·bly; plau·sive; plau·tine; plau·dit; plau·si·ble; plau·tus; plau·si·ble·ness; …   English syllables

  • bil — ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; act·a·bil·i·ty; adapt·a·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; adopt·a·bil·i·ty; ador·a·bil·i·ty; ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; ag·glu·ti·na·bil·i·ty; agree·a·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • plausible — plau|si|ble [ plɔzəbl ] adjective 1. ) likely to be true: REASONABLE: A bomb was the only plausible explanation for the crash. The story was plausible but that didn t necessarily mean it was true. ─ opposite IMPLAUSIBLE 2. ) able to be considered …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • plausible — plau•si•ble [[t]ˈplɔ zə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) having an appearance of truth or reason; credible; believable: a plausible excuse[/ex] 2) well spoken and apparently worthy of confidence: a plausible commentator[/ex] • Etymology: 1535–45; < L… …   From formal English to slang

  • plausibilmente — plau·si·bil·mén·te avv. CO in modo plausibile, ragionevole Sinonimi: ragionevolmente, verosimilmente. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1717 …   Dizionario italiano

  • plausibility — plau·si·bil·i·ty …   English syllables

  • si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; …   English syllables

  • implausible — im•plau•si•ble [[t]ɪmˈplɔ zə bəl[/t]] adj. not plausible; causing disbelief • Etymology: 1595–1605 im•plau si•bil′i•ty, n. im•plau′si•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • Implausibility — Im*plau si*bil i*ty, n. Lack of plausibility; the quality of being implausible. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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