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单词 creditability
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creditabilityn.

Brit. /ˌkrɛdɪtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌkrɛdədəˈbɪlᵻdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: creditable adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < creditable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare earlier creditableness n.
1. The quality of being creditable, personally, socially, or financially; good reputation; respectability; = creditableness n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun]
worshipeOE
worthOE
dignity?c1225
worthsc1225
mund?c1250
pricea1325
worthfulheada1325
valourc1330
dignesse1399
value?a1400
honesty1418
worthiheadc1425
honourabilityc1426
worthihood?1457
sadnessa1513
honourableness1553
respect1567
worshipfulty1589
ingenuity1598
creditableness1647
honorificabilitudinity1656
worshipfulness1663
reputability1792
creditability1805
1805 Universal Mag. Sept. 279/2 Mrs. Wilkes..who had ever conducted herself with propriety and creditability of character in the duties of her profession.
1850 Art Jrnl. 1 Apr. 99/1 Admission to the advantages of the publicity offered by the Exposition, should of itself be so judiciously regulated and restricted, as to be to some extent a warrant for the creditability and merit of the work received.
1898 M. Koenigsberg Southern Martyrs 77 Both the commander and the command acquitted themselves with a dignity and creditability at least gratifying.
2010 M. J. Munkert & C. Seidl in M. J. Munkert et al. Founding Company ii. iii. 44 The higher the deposits of the limited partners are, the higher the creditability is.
2.
a. The quality of being believable; credibility; = creditableness n. 2.See note at creditable adj. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [noun]
credencec1450
credit1552
credibilitya1572
credibleness1595
creditableness1660
believablenessa1680
creditability1808
faithworthiness1828
tenability1845
tenableness1849
believability1865
cred1982
1808 Robbery Bank of Pennsylvania in 1798 100 Would not you think that an error in this particular ought to destroy the creditability of the whole story.
1843 W. H. G. Kingston Circassian Chief I. xv. 247 Though great doubt was thrown on the creditability of the men, who were known to be bad characters, yet as their own Colonel swore to their honesty, they were received as witnesses.
1898 Southern Reporter 23 336/2 While our statute permits parties accused of crime to testify in their own behalf, still the jurors are the judges of the creditability (creditableness) and weight of such testimony; and, in determining such weight and creditability, the fact that such witnesses are interested in the result of the cause may be taken into account by the jury.
1948 Billboard 10 Apr. 47/2 This Macbeth has both excitement and creditability, a combination which has frequently been lacking in the past.
2002 N. M. Hakim in E. Muhammad Yakub Pref. p. xii The prophet's [sic] consistency is the basis of their creditability and their creditability is consistent with the natural laws governing the known universe.
b. A credible thing; something that ought to be believed although not an article of faith. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > creed > [noun]
credoeOE
trothc1175
creance1393
trutha1400
symbol1490
confession1536
judgement1609
persuasion1623
creed1676
Shemaa1699
shahāda1885
creditability1886
1886 H. E. Manning Serm. Feb. 13, in Universe 20 Feb. 2/1 But about those pious creditabilities, as they were called, he knew nothing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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