credulity

cre·du·li·ty

 (krĭ-do͞o′lĭ-tē, -dyo͞o′-)

n.

A disposition to believe too readily.

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[Middle English credulite, from Old French, from Latin crēdulitās, from crēdulus, credulous; see credulous.]

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credulity

(krɪˈdjuːlɪtɪ)

n

disposition to believe something on little evidence; gullibility

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cre•du•li•ty

(krəˈdu lɪ ti, -ˈdyu-)

n.

willingness to believe or trust too readily; gullibility.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

credulity - tendency to believe readily trustfulness, trustingness, trust - the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" overcredulity - too much credulity

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credulity

noun gullibility, naïveté or naivety, blind faith, credulousness The plot stretches credulity to the limits.

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Translations

سُرعَـة التَّصْديق

Leichtgläubigkeit

crédulité

trúgirni

credulit...dabbenaggine

godtroenhetlettroenhet

dôverčivosť

轻信

credulity

[krɪˈdjuːlɪtɪ] N → credulidad f

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credulity

[krɪˈdjuːlɪti] n → crédulité f

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credulity

n no pl → Leichtgläubigkeit f

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credulity

[krɪˈdjuːlɪtɪ] n → credulità

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credulous

(ˈkredjuləs) , ((American) -dʒu-) adjective

believing too easily. goedgelowig سَريع التَّصْديق лековерен crédulo důvěřivý leichtgläubig godtroende; naiv εύπιστοςcrédulo kergeusklik زود باور؛ ساده لوح hyväuskoinen crédule מַאֲמִין לְכָל דָבַר सहज विश्वासी, विश्वासशील lakovjeran hiszékeny mudah percaya trúgjarn credulo 信じやすい 잘 속는 lengvatikis lētticīgs mudah percaya goedgeloviggodtroende, lett å lurełatwowierny خوش باوره crédulo credul доверчивый dôverčivý lahkoveren lakoveran lättrogen, godtrogen หูเบา çabuk inanan, safdil 輕信的 легковірний, довірливий بهولا بهالا cả tin 轻信的

ˈcredulousness, creˈdulity (-ˈdjuː-) noun

goedgelowigheid سُرعَـة التَّصْديق лековерност credulidade důvěřivost die Leichtgläubigkeit godtroenhed; naivitet ευπιστία credulidad kergeusklikkus زودباوری hyväuskoisuus crédulité אֱמוּנָה בְכָל דָבַר विश्वासप्रवणता lakovjernost hiszékenység mudah percaya trúgirni credulità 信じやすさ 잘 속음 lengvatikybė lētticība sikap mudah percaya goedgelovigheidgodtroenhet, lettroenhet łatwowierność خوش باوری credulidade cre­­du­litate доверчивость dôverčivosť lahkovernost lakovernost lättrogenhet, godtrogenhet การเชื่อคนง่ายเกินไป çabucak inanma, safdillik 輕信 легковірність, довірливість خوش اعتقادى sự nhẹ dạ 轻信

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