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plausive

/ˈplɔːzɪv/

plausive adjective: laudable, praisable.

Adjective

plausive (comparative more plausive, superlative most plausive)

  1. (rare) Laudable, praisable.
  2. (obsolete) Applauding; showing praise.
    • With her soft plume (from plausive angels' wing
      First pluck'd by man)1742–1745, [Edward Young], The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC
  3. (obsolete) Plausible (obtaining approbation), specious (having an attractive appearance intended to obtain a favorable response).
    • plausive mannersc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • But the weak have had to put on the armour of cunning to protect themselves from the strong and brutal. […] These plausive manners which recommend you to your fellow-men are indeed a natural mimicry, a putting on, as it were, the mood of those you are among, and the deprecation of the aggression of...1915, On Staying at Home: And Other Essays, page 41

plausive meaning in Bengali

plausive in Bengali

প্রশংসনীয়, প্রশংসা প্রদর্শনকারী, বিশ্বাসযোগ্য, আপাতমনোরম

Forms of plausive

comparativemore plausive
superlativemost plausive

Origin of plausive

From Latin plaus-, from Latin plaudere (“to applaud”) + -ive.

Words formed from plausive

Questions about plausive

What does plausive mean?
Plausive means laudable, praisable.
What is plausive in Bengali?
Plausive in Bengali is প্রশংসনীয়, প্রশংসা প্রদর্শনকারী, বিশ্বাসযোগ্য. See Plausive meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is plausive?
Plausive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce plausive?
Plausive is pronounced /ˈplɔːzɪv/.

Words near plausive in the dictionary

  1. plausibly
  2. plausibly denied
  3. plausibly denies
  4. plausibly deny
  5. plausibly denying
  6. plausive
  7. plaustral
  8. Plaut-Vincent angina
  9. Plautdietsch
  10. Plautian
  11. Plautine

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