plausibility
noun[U]
uk/ˌplɔː.zəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌplɑː.zəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/thequalityofseeminglikelyto betrue, orpossibletobelieve:
InChapter2 she goes on totestthe plausibility of theseassumptions.
Falsehoods that are too oftenrepeatedtake on aringof plausibility.
See
plausible
- James Bondfilmsare notknownfortheirplausibility.
- Thestoryhas just enough plausibility to bebelieved.
- Theamountofattentionthisideahasreceivedis out ofproportionwithitsplausibility.
Believable
- believable
- convincing
- convincingly
- credible
- credibly
- plausible
- plausibly
- shallow
- shallowly
- true to life
- unconvincingly