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credible

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cred·i·ble  (krd-bl)
adj.
1. Capable of being believed; plausible. See Synonyms at plausible.
2. Worthy of confidence; reliable.
3. Being of sufficient military capability to deter an attack or carry out an operation successfully: credible military force.

[Middle English, from Latin crdibilis, from crdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

credi·ble·ness n.
credi·bly adv.
Usage Note: Credible is widely but incorrectly used where credulous would be appropriate. Credulous means "believing too readily" or "gullible," as in He was credulous (not credible) enough to believe the manufacturer's claims.

credible [ˈkrɛdɪbəl]
adj
1. capable of being believed
2. trustworthy or reliable the latest claim is the only one to involve a credible witness
[from Latin crēdibilis, from Latin crēdere to believe]
credibleness  n
credibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.credible - capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
plausible - apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse"
thinkable - capable of being conceived or imagined or considered
incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
2.credible - (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous; "she was not the...credible fool he expected"
credulous - disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"
3.credible - appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"
convincing - causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"

credible
adjective
2. reliable, honest, dependable, trustworthy, sincere, trusty the evidence of credible witnesses
reliable unreliable, dishonest, untrustworthy, insincere, not dependable
Translations
credible [ˈkredɪbl] ADJ (gen) → creíble, digno de crédito; [person] → plausible; [witness] → de integridad

credible [ˈkrɛdɪbəl] adj
(= believable) [statement] → crédible; [evidence] → crédible
(= trustworthy) [person] → digne de foi
(= likely to succeed) [candidate, policy, system] → crédible; [strategy] → convaincant(e)

credible
adjglaubwürdig

credible [ˈkrɛdɪbl] adj (gen) → credibile; (witness, source) → attendibile
credible [ˈkrɛdɪbl] adj (gen) → credibile; (witness, source) → attendibile

credible
adj credible [ˈkredəbl]
that may be believed The story he told was barely credible. aanneemlik, gelooflik, geloofbaar, geloofwaardig مُمكِن تَصديقُه، قابِل للتَّصْديق правдоподобен věrohodný troværdig glaubwürdig αξιόπιστος creíble uskumisväärne باور کردنی uskottava croyable מְהֵימַן विश्वसनीय vjerojatan hihető dapat dipercaya trúanlegur credibile 信用できる 믿을 수 있는 tikėtinas ticams dipercayai geloofwaardig troverdig, pålitelig wiarygodny acreditável credibil, verosimil правдоподобный vierohodný verjeten pouzdan trovärdig, trolig น่าเชื่อถือ inanılabilir, güvenilir 可信的 імовірний قابل يقين، قابل وثوق đáng tin
adv credibly
aanneemlikheid, geloofbaarheid, geloofwaardigheid بصورةِ يُمكِن تَصْديقُـهـا правноподобно věrohodně troværdigt glaubwürdig αξιόπιστα de manera creíble usutavalt بطور باور کردنی uskottavasti de manière crédible בְּאוֹפֶן מְעוֹרֵר אֵימוּן विश्वसनीय सुत्र से vjerojatno hitelt érdemlően secara masuk akal trúverðuglega in maniera credibile 確実に 확실히 patikimai ticami boleh dipercayai geloofwqaardig fra pålitelig hold, pålitelig, troverdig wiarygodnie de modo convincente (în mod) credibil/plauzibil правдоподобно vierohodne verodostojno pouzdano trovärdigt อย่างน่าเชื่อถือ inanılır/güvenilir bir şekilde 可信地 імовірно يقين ك‍ے سات‍ھ، باليقين một cách đáng tin
n crediˈbility
aanneemlikheid, geloofbaarheid, geloofwaardigheid مِصْداقيّـه правдоподобност věrohodnost troværdighed die Glaubwürdigkeit αξιοπιστία credibilidad usutavus باور پذیری uskottavuus crédibilité אָמִינוּת विश्वसनीयता vjerojatnost (el)hihetőség kredibilitas trúverðugleiki credibilità 信用性 신뢰성 patikimumas ticamība kredibility geloofwaardigheid troverdighet, pålitelighet, kredibilitet wiarygodność credibilidade credibilitate правдоподобие dôveryhodnosť verodostojnost pouzdanost trovärdighet ความน่าเชื่อถือ inanılabilme, güvenilebilme 可靠性 імовірність يقين، اعتبار sự đáng tin

credible موثوق فيه věrohodný troværdig glaubwürdig αξιόπιστος creíble uskottava crédible vjerodostojan credibile 信用できる 신용할 수 있는 geloofwaardig troverdig wiarygodny acreditável, credível правдоподобный trovärdig น่าเชื่อถือ inandırıcı đáng tin cậy 可信的


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