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plausible liar

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  • plausible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) seeming reasonable or probable. 2) skilled at producing persuasive or deceptive arguments: a plausible liar. DERIVATIVES plausibility noun plausibly adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deserving applause»: from Latin plaudere… …   English terms dictionary

  • plausible — plau|si|ble [ˈplo:zıbəl US ˈplo: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: plausibilis worth applauding , from plaudere; PLAUDITS] 1.) reasonable and likely to be true or successful ≠ ↑implausible ▪ His story certainly sounds plausible. ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • plausibility — plausible ► ADJECTIVE 1) seeming reasonable or probable. 2) skilled at producing persuasive or deceptive arguments: a plausible liar. DERIVATIVES plausibility noun plausibly adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deserving applause»: from Latin… …   English terms dictionary

  • plausibly — plausible ► ADJECTIVE 1) seeming reasonable or probable. 2) skilled at producing persuasive or deceptive arguments: a plausible liar. DERIVATIVES plausibility noun plausibly adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deserving applause»: from Latin… …   English terms dictionary

  • plau´si|ble|ness — plau|si|ble «PL zuh buhl», adjective. 1. appearing true, reasonable, or fair: »For my own sake I ve told a plausible lie at the club (Joseph Conrad). 2. apparently worthy of confidence but often not really so: »a plausible liar. ╂[< Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • plau|si|ble — «PL zuh buhl», adjective. 1. appearing true, reasonable, or fair: »For my own sake I ve told a plausible lie at the club (Joseph Conrad). 2. apparently worthy of confidence but often not really so: »a plausible liar. ╂[< Latin plausibilis… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Lie — For other uses, see Lie (disambiguation) A lie (also called prevarication, falsehood) is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others. To lie is to state something with disregard to… …   Wikipedia

  • Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

  • Shakespeare, William — (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1616, Stratford upon Avon) British poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature. He spent his early life in Stratford upon Avon,… …   Universalium

  • Late medieval logic — Paul Vincent Spade I Medieval logic encompassed more than what we call logic today. It included semantics, philosophy of language, parts of physics, of philosophy of mind and of epistemology. Late medieval logic began around 1300 and lasted… …   History of philosophy

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