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[ kruh-doo-li-tee, -dyoo- ] / krəˈdu lɪ ti, -ˈdyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR credulity ON THESAURUS.COM
nounwillingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility. Origin of credulity1375–1425; late Middle English credulite<Latin crēdulitās.See credulous, -ity OTHER WORDS FROM credulityo·ver·cre·du·li·ty, nounWords nearby credulitycredit transfer, credit union, credit utilization ratio, creditworthy, credo, credulity, credulous, Cree, creed, creek, Creek War Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for credulityThat strains credulity — even if you accept that judges may not pay as close attention to politics as the people reading and writing this piece. Amy Coney Barrett’s cagey testimony|Aaron Blake|October 14, 2020|Washington Post However, the notion that nearly two-thirds of Iranians want another four years of Ahmadinejad strains any credulity. An Absurd Outcome|Suzanne Maloney|June 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST He is wondrous loth to hazard his credulity, and whilst he fears to believe amiss, believes nothing. Microcosmography|John Earle Henceforth this credulity became a terrible emulation, and, as it were, a sort of out-bidding one another. The Apostles|Ernest Renan
This letter remained unanswered for nearly six months, during which another experiment was tried on Joos credulity. A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3|Henry Charles Lea His reports were often false—partly with design, partly from the credulity of panic. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson His detachment was too great to make any claims, big or small, on one's credulity.
British Dictionary definitions for credulity
noundisposition to believe something on little evidence; gullibility Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to credulityconfidence, belief, conviction, acceptance, loyalty, truth, hope, truthfulness, certitude, fealty, faithfulness, credence, constancy, surety, certainty, assent, allegiance, reliance, credit, dependence |