单词 | creditability |
释义 | creditabilityn. 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. 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). < n.1805 |
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