plausibility Meaning, Definition & Usage

Plau`si*bil"i*ty noun

Etymology

Cf. F. plausibilité.

Definitions

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.