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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cre•du•li•ty (krə do̅o̅′li tē, -dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - willingness to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence;
gullibility.
- Latin crēdulitās. See credulous, -ity
- late Middle English credulite 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: credulity /krɪˈdjuːlɪtɪ/ n - disposition to believe something on little evidence; gullibility
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cred•u•lous /ˈkrɛdʒələs/USA pronunciation adj. - willing to believe or trust too readily; gullible:He's so credulous that he will believe anything you say.
cre•du•li•ty /krɪˈdulɪti, -ˈdyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]cred•u•lous•ly, adv. cred•u•lous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -cred-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cred•u•lous (krej′ə ləs),USA pronunciation adj. - willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence;
gullible. - marked by or arising from credulity:a credulous rumor.
- Latin crēdulus, equivalent. to crēd(ere) to believe + -ulus adjective, adjectival suffix denoting a quality or tendency; see -ous
- 1570–80
cred′u•lous•ly, adv. cred′u•lous•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged believing, trustful, unsuspecting.
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