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• plau´si|ble|ness — plau|si|ble «PL zuh buhl», adjective. 1. appearing true, reasonable, or fair: »For my own sake I ve told a plausible lie at the club (Joseph Conrad). 2. apparently worthy of confidence but often not really so: »a plausible liar. ╂[< Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

• plau|si|ble — «PL zuh buhl», adjective. 1. appearing true, reasonable, or fair: »For my own sake I ve told a plausible lie at the club (Joseph Conrad). 2. apparently worthy of confidence but often not really so: »a plausible liar. ╂[< Latin plausibilis… …   Useful english dictionary

• im|plau|si|ble — «ihm PL zuh buhl», adjective. not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or reason. –im|plau´si|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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• 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

• ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

• im|plau´si|bly — im|plau|si|ble «ihm PL zuh buhl», adjective. not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or reason. –im|plau´si|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• Si plau tà Sent Medard, n'espères ni vin, ni blat, ni carn —   Traduction: S il pleut à la Saint Médard, n attend ni vin, ni blé, ni viande …   Proverbes Gascons

• 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