credibility
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credibility
- /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.
noun credibilities
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A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
Similar: believability, personal capital
- A believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: credibleness, believability, repute, reputation, trustworthiness, credence, credit, credible, reliable, reliability, faith, trust, acceptability, integrity, probity, dependability
Translations
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noun reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
| Español | credibilidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 信用性 shin'yō-sē |
| 中文 | 可靠性 kěkàoxìng, 可信性 kěxìnxìng |
| हिन्दी | प्रामाणिकता prāmāṇiktā |
| Português | credibilidade |
| Français | crédibilité |
| Deutsch | Glaubwürdigkeit |
| Italiano | credibilità |
| Română | credibilitate |
| Русский | креди́т доверия kredít doverija |
| العربية | مِصْدَاقِيّة miṣdāqiyya |
| עברית | אמינות aminút, אמון emún |
noun law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
| 中文 | 可靠性 kěkàoxìng, 可信性 kěxìnxìng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Glaubwürdigkeit |
| Română | credibilitate |
| Русский | достове́рность dostovérnostʹ |
Talk about this word "credibility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/credibility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. credibility. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/credibility "credibility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/credibility.Cite this
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title = {credibility},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/credibility},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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