credulentadj.

Brit.

/ˈkrɛdjᵿlənt/,

/ˈkrɛdjᵿln̩t/,

/ˈkrɛdʒᵿlənt/,

/ˈkrɛdʒᵿln̩t/, U.S.

/ˈkrɛdʒələnt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin crēdulus , -ent suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin crēdulus (see credulous adj.) + -ent suffix (compare -lent suffix, -ulent suffix), apparently after corpulent adj., fraudulent adj., etc. Compare earlier credulous adj.

Inclined to believe, esp. on weak or insufficient grounds; credulous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > [adjective]

lightc1475

light-eareda1530

credulous1567

over-credulous1579

credulent1584

well-believing1620

sequacious1653

implicit1694

ultrafidiana1849

lame1942

1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xxi. sig. I3 Staurobates, whome thou rash wanton, ouer credulent of vowes, didst entertain simply as an husband.

1586 W. Warner Æneidos in Albions Eng. sig. Oiiii^v A Wyzarde or Wytch (..Oracles of manie too credulent women).

1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 387 The King was too credulent, vncircumspect.

1792 J. Bristow Narr. Sufferings 71 The credulent Killadar seemed highly pleased with the idea of having his cannon put in complete repair.

1860 Daily News 11 July 4/3 The fops and fools of quality whom our too credulent constituencies were content to accept at the last election.

1915 Advertising & Selling May 50/3 Dealer folders, seven or eight years ago, were somewhat insincere and aimed to play upon the then credulent imagination of the dealer.

1947 Southwestern Hist. Q. 50 412 He did rediscover, collect, and select them from..the tongues of the loquacious raconteurs and credulent believers.

2001 H. Naseem Muslim Philos. v. 119 He warns..that the atheists who are well-versed in this subject may be taken as a Criterion of truth by the credulent people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	credulent
释义	credulentadj. Brit. /ˈkrɛdjᵿlənt/, /ˈkrɛdjᵿln̩t/, /ˈkrɛdʒᵿlənt/, /ˈkrɛdʒᵿln̩t/, U.S. /ˈkrɛdʒələnt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin crēdulus , -ent suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin crēdulus (see credulous adj.) + -ent suffix (compare -lent suffix, -ulent suffix), apparently after corpulent adj., fraudulent adj., etc. Compare earlier credulous adj. Inclined to believe, esp. on weak or insufficient grounds; credulous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > [adjective] lightc1475 light-eareda1530 credulous1567 over-credulous1579 credulent1584 well-believing1620 sequacious1653 implicit1694 ultrafidiana1849 lame1942 1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xxi. sig. I3 Staurobates, whome thou rash wanton, ouer credulent of vowes, didst entertain simply as an husband. 1586 W. Warner Æneidos in Albions Eng. sig. Oiiii^v A Wyzarde or Wytch (..Oracles of manie too credulent women). 1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 387 The King was too credulent, vncircumspect. 1792 J. Bristow Narr. Sufferings 71 The credulent Killadar seemed highly pleased with the idea of having his cannon put in complete repair. 1860 Daily News 11 July 4/3 The fops and fools of quality whom our too credulent constituencies were content to accept at the last election. 1915 Advertising & Selling May 50/3 Dealer folders, seven or eight years ago, were somewhat insincere and aimed to play upon the then credulent imagination of the dealer. 1947 Southwestern Hist. Q. 50 412 He did rediscover, collect, and select them from..the tongues of the loquacious raconteurs and credulent believers. 2001 H. Naseem Muslim Philos. v. 119 He warns..that the atheists who are well-versed in this subject may be taken as a Criterion of truth by the credulent people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1584
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