In obsolete terms the difference between plausible and probable
is that
plausible is worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready while
probable is capable of being proved.
As adjectives the difference between plausible and probable
is that
plausible is seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse while
probable is likely or most likely to be true.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
plausible English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse.
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- In short, the twin assumptions that syntactic rules are category-based, and that there are a highly restricted finite set of categories in any natural language (perhaps no more than a dozen major categories), together with the assumption that the child either knows'' (innately) or ''learns (by experience) that all rules are structure-dependent ( =category-based), provide a highly plausible model of language acquisition, in which languages become learnable in a relatively short, finite period of time (a few years).
Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.
- a plausible''' pretext; '''plausible''' manners; a '''plausible delusion
Using specious arguments or discourse. (rfv-sense)
- a plausible speaker
(obsolete) Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
- (Bishop Hacket)
Derived terms
* plausibility
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probable English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Likely or most likely to be true.
- It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.
- The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.
Likely to happen.
- With all the support we have, success is looking probable .
Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
- probable''' evidence; '''probable presumption
- (Blackstone)
(obsolete) Capable of being proved.
Related terms
* probability
* probable cause
* probably
Antonyms
* improbable
See also
* possible
* probeable
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