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credibility - 3 dictionary results

cred⋅i⋅ble

[kred-uh-buhl]
–adjective
1. capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy: a credible witness.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L crēdibilis, equiv. to crēd(ere) to believe + -ibilis -ible


cred⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, cred⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
cred⋅i⋅bly, adverb


1. plausible, likely, reasonable, tenable.
cred·i·bil·i·ty   (krěd'ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)   
n.  
  1. The quality, capability, or power to elicit belief: "America's credibility must not be squandered, especially by its leaders" (Henry A. Kissinger).
  2. A capacity for belief: a story that strained our credibility.

Credibility

Cred`i*bil"i*ty\ (kr[e^]d`[i^]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F. cr['e]dibilit['e].] The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.
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