- credulity
- noun Date: 15th century readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
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Credulity — is a state of willingness to believe in one or many people or things in the absence of reasonable proof or knowledge. Credulity is not simply belief in something that may be false. The subject of the belief may even be correct, but a credulous… … Wikipedia
Credulity — Cre*du li*ty (kr? d? l? t?), n. [L. credulitas, fr. credulus: cf. F. cr[ e]dulit[ e]. See {Credulous}.] Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence. [1913 Webster] That implict credulity is the mark of a feeble mind will not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
credulity — I noun belief, blind faith, credulitas, credulousness, deceivability, disposition to believe, easiness of belief, foolishness, gullibility, gullibleness, impressibility, innocence, lack of doubt, lack of dubiety, lack of dubiousness, lack of… … Law dictionary
credulity — early 15c., from O.Fr. credulité (12c.), from L. credulitatem (nom. credulitas) easiness of belief, rash confidence, noun of quality from credulus (see CREDULOUS (Cf. credulous)) … Etymology dictionary
credulity — gullibility (see under CREDULOUS) Analogous words: credence, credit, *belief Antonyms: incredulity: skepticism Contrasted words: *uncertainty, doubt, suspicion, mistrust … New Dictionary of Synonyms
credulity — [krə do͞o′lə tē, krədyo͞o′lə tē] n. [ME credulite < OFr < L credulitas < credulus: see CREDULOUS] a tendency to believe too readily, esp. with little or no proof; lack of doubt … English World dictionary
Credulity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Credulity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 credulity credulity credulousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 gullible gullible cullibility Sgm: N 1 gross credulity gross credulity infatuation Sgm: N 1 self delusion self delusion … English dictionary for students
credulity — cre|du|li|ty [krıˈdju:lıti US ˈdu: ] n [U] formal willingness or ability to believe that something is true ▪ Advertisers were accused of exploiting consumers credulity. strain/stretch credulity (=seem very difficult to believe) ▪ It strained… … Dictionary of contemporary English
credulity — noun (U) willingness or ability to believe that something is true: childish credulity | strain/stretch credulity: This explanation strained my credulity too far … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
credulity — noun /kɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/ a) A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness. Do you think Mr. Allworthy hath more contempt for money than other men because he professes more? Such credulity would… … Wiktionary
credulity — noun VERB + CREDULITY ▪ strain, stretch ▪ The plot of the novel stretches credulity to the limit … Collocations dictionary
