See Also: Singh(dictionary)
Gobind Singh(encyclopedia)
Ranjit Singh(encyclopedia)
Pusat Pakar Rajindar Singh(health)

plausible (iou) and Singh (iou)


plausible (iou)



plausible adjective & noun. M16.
[Latin plausibilis, from plaus- pa. ppl stem of plaudere clap: see -IBLE.]
A. adjective.
Deserving applause or approval; praiseworthy, commendable. M16-E18.
a. Acceptable, agreeable, pleasing, gratifying; winning public approval, popular. M16-E19.
b. Of a person, a person's manners, etc.: affable, ingratiating, winning. L16-M19.
a. Of an argument, statement, etc.: seeming reasonable or probable (though speculative); apparently acceptable or trustworthy (sometimes with the implication of mere appearance); specious. M16.
H. E. Bates Nothing plausible or logical..emerged in anything that anybody said. P. H. Newby The information..is plausible, but it is not accurate. G. Vidal He was always able to express himself in the most plausible way.
b. Of a person: convincing or persuasive but deceptive. M19.
W. March She had been so innocent, so plausible in her denials.
Expressive of applause or approval. M16-E17.
b. noun. A plausible argument or statement. M17.
plausibleness noun (now rare) plausibility L16.
plausibly adverb L16.

Singh (iou)



Singh noun. E17.
[Panjabi sigh lion from Sanskrit siha lion.]
(A respectful title for) a member of a military caste of northern India; (a surname adopted by) a male Sikh initiated into the Khalsa.