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reasonableness vs plausibility

plausibility vs reasonableness

reasonableness and plausibility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reasonableness Yes No No No
plausibility Yes No No No
As nouns, plausibility is a hypernym of reasonableness; that is, plausibility is a word with a broader meaning than reasonableness:
  • reasonableness: the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
  • plausibility: apparent validity
Other hypernyms of reasonableness include plausibleness.
reasonableness (noun) plausibility (noun)
goodness of reason and judgment apparent validity
moderation in expectations
the property of being moderate in price or expenditures
the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
Difference between reasonableness and plausibility

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