plausibility
pronunciation
How to pronounce plausibility in British English:
UK [ˌplɔ:zə'bɪlətɪ]
How to pronounce plausibility in American English:
US [ˌplɔzə'bɪlətɪ]
-
- Noun:
- apparent validity
Word Origin
- plausibility (n.)
- 1590s, from plausible + -ity.
Example
- 1. When novelists point their pens at the business world , the results — specifically the plausibility — vary .
- 2. But the first step to any good valuation is testing the plausibility of the numbers in the first place .
- 3. Like most myths and legends , the plausibility revolved mostly around how well the story was told .
- 4. His argument has clear plausibility for some sorts of religious beliefs .
- 5. These questions seem to weaken the plausibility of the law of attraction .