plausible

/pˈlɔːzəbəl/PLAW-zuh-buhl

/pˈlɔzəbəl/PLAW-zuh-buhl

Meaningto be applauded

Common meaning: seeming reasonable or likely

plausto clap, applaudLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1385 · scan
ibleable to be

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin plaudō ‘to clap, applaud’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry plaudō, p. 1385 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry EXPLODE, p. 200 · dictionary scan

Roots

plaudō, plausum Latin “to clap, applaud”

Related words

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