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gullibility

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gul·li·ble  (gl-bl)
adj.
Easily deceived or duped.
[From gull.]
gulli·bili·ty n.
gulli·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gullibility - tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
credulousness
naiveness, naivete, naivety - lack of sophistication or worldliness
gullibility
noun credulity, innocence, naïveté, blind faith, credulousness, simplicity She must take part of the blame for her own gullibility.
Translations
gullibility [ˌgʌlɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] N → credulidad f, simpleza f
gullibility [ˌgʌlɪˈbɪlɪti] n → crédulité f
gullibility
n → Leichtgläubigkeit f
gullibility [ˌgʌlɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → credulità, semplicioneria
gullibility [ˌgʌlɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → credulità, semplicioneria


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These fellows, knowing the extravagant gullibility of the age, set their wits to work in the imagination of improbable possibilities - of odd accidents, as they term them; but to a reflecting intellect(like mine," I added, in parenthesis, putting my forefinger unconsciously to the side of my nose,) "to a contemplative understanding such as I myself possess, it seems evident at once that the marvelous increase of late in these 'odd accidents' is by far the oddest accident of all.
The Angel of the Odd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Bar knew all about the gullibility and knavery of people; but Physician could have given him a better insight into their tendernesses and affections, in one week of his rounds, than Westminster Hall and all the circuits put together, in threescore years and ten.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
His late Excellency, whom the august favour of his Imperial master had imposed as Ambassador upon several reluctant Ministers of Foreign Affairs, had enjoyed in his lifetime a fame for an owlish, pessimistic gullibility.
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