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credibility

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??d.?.?b?.??.ti/

Noun

credibility (countable and uncountable, plural credibilities)

  1. Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
    After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
  2. (law) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.

Synonyms

  • (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed): believability, personal capital

Coordinate terms

  • cred

Related terms

  • credence
  • credible
  • credit

Translations

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believable

English

Etymology

From Middle English bilevable, beleevable, equivalent to believe +? -able.

Adjective

believable (comparative more believable, superlative most believable)

  1. Capable of being believed; credible.

Synonyms

  • plausible

Antonyms

  • unbelievable

Related terms

  • believability
  • believableness

Translations

References

  • believable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • “believable” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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