Definition of plausibility in English:
plausibility
noun plɔːzɪˈbɪlɪtiˌplɔzəˈbɪlədi
mass nounThe quality of seeming reasonable or probable.
he offers no support for the plausibility of his theory
Example sentencesExamples
- For all the freak imagery and wanton derangement, there was a certain plausibility to the pop stars of the sixties.
- The plausibility of this is something you should evaluate by yourself.
- Let's not start with the holes in plausibility, or the falsely happy ending.
- We are driven to see the terrible absurdity of Othello's misunderstandings, as well as their plausibility and consequences.
- I think the play is too outrageous for claims of social plausibility to carry very far.
- She lends the film much-needed plausibility, despite nagging doubts that she is a smidgen too old to be playing such roles.
- The plausibility of the piece is preposterous.
- The interpretation is made in regards to the placement of the story rather than its plausibility.
- The episodes contain humor and breadth, but test the limits of plausibility.
- What people want is plausibility, not realism.
Definition of plausibility in US English:
plausibility
nounˌplôzəˈbilədēˌplɔzəˈbɪlədi
The quality of seeming reasonable or probable.
he offers no support for the plausibility of his theory
Example sentencesExamples
- Let's not start with the holes in plausibility, or the falsely happy ending.
- We are driven to see the terrible absurdity of Othello's misunderstandings, as well as their plausibility and consequences.
- She lends the film much-needed plausibility, despite nagging doubts that she is a smidgen too old to be playing such roles.
- For all the freak imagery and wanton derangement, there was a certain plausibility to the pop stars of the sixties.
- The interpretation is made in regards to the placement of the story rather than its plausibility.
- What people want is plausibility, not realism.
- I think the play is too outrageous for claims of social plausibility to carry very far.
- The plausibility of the piece is preposterous.
- The episodes contain humor and breadth, but test the limits of plausibility.
- The plausibility of this is something you should evaluate by yourself.