believe
verb (used without object)
to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.
believableness
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a word derived from
believe.
Example Sentences
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The characters talk too much and their dialogue, pseudo-biblical in style, constantly undermines their believableness as people.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the believableness of Stevenson's atmospheres that prepare the reader for any marvels enacted in them.
From Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities by Richard Burton
