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credibility
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cred·i·bil·i·ty  (krd-bl-t)
n.
1. The quality, capability, or power to elicit belief: "America's credibility must not be squandered, especially by its leaders" (Henry A. Kissinger).
2. A capacity for belief: a story that strained our credibility.

credibility [ˌkrɛdɪˈbɪlɪtɪ]
n
the quality of being believed or trusted
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.credibility - the quality of being believable or trustworthy
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy - undisputed credibility
rigour, validity, cogency, rigor - the quality of being valid and rigorous
plausibility, plausibleness - apparent validity
cred, street cred, street credibility - credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
incredibility, incredibleness - the quality of being incredible

credibility
noun believability, reliability, cred (slang), plausibility, trustworthiness, tenability The president will have to work hard to restore his credibility with voters.
Translations
credibility [ˌkredəˈbɪlɪtɪ]
A. N (no pl) → credibilidad f
B. CPD credibility gap Nfalta f de credibilidad
credibility rating Níndice m de credibilidad
credibility [ˌkrɛdɪˈbɪlɪti] n
[person] → crédibilité f
[story] → crédibilité f
to gain credibility [theory, story] → gagner en crédibilité
credibility
nGlaubwürdigkeit f; his credibility rating is pretty lower wird als nicht sehr glaubwürdig eingestuft
credibility [ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (see adj) → credibilità, attendibilità


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