La plausibilité
Example: La plausibilité de son argumentation convainc même les sceptiques les plus durs.
Definition
"La plausibilité" refers to the quality or state of being believable or credible. It indicates how likely or reasonable an argument, explanation, or statement appears to be, convincing others of its truth or validity, as in the phrase: 'La plausibilité de son argumentation convainc même les sceptiques les plus durs.'
Etymology
The word "la plausibilité" comes from the French noun derived from the Latin 'plausibilis,' meaning 'deserving applause' or 'credible.' It is related to 'plaudere,' meaning 'to applaud.' Did you know? Originally, it implied something worthy of approval, which evolved into meaning something believable or convincing.
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"La plausibilité" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (C2) - set 2", containing 91 commonly used words.
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