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cre·du·li·ty
(krĭ-do͞o′lĭ-tē, -dyo͞o′-)n.
A disposition to believe too readily.
[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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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
trúgirni
dôverčivosť
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credulity
n no pl → Leichtgläubigkeit f
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credulous
(ˈkredjuləs) , ((American) -dʒu-) adjective believing too easily.
ˈcredulousness, creˈdulity (-ˈdjuː-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.