gullible
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gullible
- /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ US, UK
Where it comes from
Origin uncertain. Either from gull (“to dupe, trick, fool”) + -ible; or alternatively from Middle English gole, goll, gol (“an unfledged bird, silly fellow”), perhaps from Old Norse gulr (“yellow, pale”), from the hue of its down.
adjective more gullible · most gullible
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Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
Andrew is so gullible, the way he still believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman at the age of fourteen.
Similar: fleeceable, green, naif, naive, gullible, credulous, born yesterday, fresh off the boat, wide-eyed
noun gullibles
- A gullible person; someone easily fooled or tricked. They pictured to these gullibles the unearthly delights that were to be enjoyed as servants of the Spaniards. But such tricks could not last, for Cuba was too close to Saint Domingue, and news of the real conditions leaked across the windward passage and were bruited about.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fleeceable, naive, unwary, naif, green, foolish, simple-minded, easy, naïve, unsuspecting, gullable, cullible, gullish, weak-minded, soft-minded, ingenuous
Translations
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adj easily deceived or duped, naive
| Español | crédulo, cándido, ingenuo, engañadizo, candelejón, panoli |
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| 中文 | 容易輕信的 /容易轻信的 róngyì qīngxìn de, 輕信別人的 /轻信别人的, 輕信別人的 /轻信别人的 qīngxìn biérén de |
| Português | crédulo |
| Français | crédule, naïf |
| Deutsch | einfältig, leichtgläubig, naiv, gutgläubig |
| Italiano | credulone |
| Ελληνικά | εύπιστος éfpistos, αφελής afelís |
| Română | credul |
| Русский | дове́рчивый dovérčivyj, простоду́шный prostodúšnyj, наи́вный naívnyj, легкове́рный lexkovérnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | cả tin |
| العربية | سَاذَج sāḏaj |
| עברית | פֶּתִי péti |
noun Translations
| Español | papanatas |
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Talk about this word "gullible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gullible. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gullible. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gullible "gullible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gullible.Cite this
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title = {gullible},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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