credulousness

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credulousness

/ˈkɹɛd͡ʒələsnəs/ UK
/ˈkɹɛd͡ʒʊləsnəs/ UK
/ˈkɹɛd͡ʒələsnəs/ US

noun

uncountable The characteristic or state of being credulous; credulity Credulousness is always more harshly judged than incredulousness, though they are both merely different aspects of the same fundamental failing, namely, lack of true scepticism.
Similar: credulosity, credulity, gullibility

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@misc{credulousness_2026,
  title = {credulousness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/credulousness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}