English → Latin
“plausibly” in Latin
simulātiōfeigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity, deceit, hypocrisy; simulationspeciēsseeing, view, look; spectacle, sight; external appearance, looks; general outline or shapesimulōto make like, simulate, imitate, copy, represent; to feign, pretend; to behave or act (as if, as though)fingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough); to touch, touch gently, stroke, stroke gently, handle; to adorn, dress, arrange
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
plausibly
in speciem: per speciem: simulatione: specie: simulate, ficte (falsely).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for plausibly?
- The usual Latin words for “plausibly” are simulātiō, speciēs, simulō; also fingō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.