incredibility

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in·cred·i·ble

(ĭn-krĕd′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. So implausible as to elicit disbelief; unbelievable: gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the accident.

2. Astonishing, extraordinary, or extreme: dressed with incredible speed.

[Middle English, from Latin incrēdibilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + crēdibilis, believable; see credible.]

in·cred′i·bil′i·ty, in·cred′i·ble·ness n.

in·cred′i·bly adv.

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Incredibility

of cockolds—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

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Noun

incredibility - the quality of being incredible

incredibleness

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

implausibility, implausibleness - the quality of provoking disbelief

believability, credibility, credibleness - the quality of being believable or trustworthy

Translations

عَدَم إمْكان التَّصْديق

neuvěřitelná věc

utrolighed

Unglaublichkeit

incrédibilité

hihetetlenség

òaî aî vera ótrúlegur

utrolighet

neuveriteľná vec

inanılmazlık

难以置信

incredible

(inˈkredəbl) adjective

1. hard to believe. He does an incredible amount of work.

2. impossible to believe; not credible. I found his story incredible.

inˈcredibly adverb

inˌcrediˈbility noun

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