Plauditory
(Plau"di*to*ry) a. Applauding; commending.
Plausibility
(Plau`si*bil"i*ty) n. [Cf. F. plausibilité.]
1. Something worthy of praise. [Obs.]
Integrity, fidelity, and other gracious plausibilities.
E. Vaughan. 2. The quality of being plausible; speciousness.
To give any plausibility to a scheme.
De Quincey. 3. Anything plausible or specious. R. Browning.
Plausible
(Plau"si*ble) 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. "Plausible and popular arguments." Clarendon.
3. Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker.
Syn. — Plausible, Specious. Plausible denotes that which seems reasonable, yet leaves distrust in
the judgment. Specious describes that which presents a fair appearance to the view and yet covers
something false. Specious refers more definitely to the act or purpose of false representation; plausible
has more reference to the effect on the beholder or hearer. An argument may by specious when it is
not plausible because its sophistry is so easily discovered.
Plausibleize
(Plau"si*ble*ize) v. t. To render plausible. [R.]
Plausibleness
(Plau"si*ble*ness), n. Quality of being plausible.
Plausibly
(Plau"si*bly), adv.
1. In a plausible manner.
2. Contentedly, readily. [Obs.]
The Romans plausibly did give consent.
Shak. Plausive
(Plau"sive) a. [L. plaudere, plausum, to applaud.]
1. Applauding; manifesting praise. Young.
2. Plausible, specious. [Obs.] Shak.
Play
(Play) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Played ; p. pr. & vb. n. Playing.] [OE. pleien, AS. plegian, plegan,
to play, akin to plega play, game, quick motion, and probably to OS. plegan to promise, pledge, D.
plegen to care for, attend to, be wont, G. pflegen; of unknown origin. &radic28. Cf. Plight, n.]
