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credulity

[kruh-doo-li-tee, -dyoo-]
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noun
  1. willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.
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Origin of credulity

1375–1425; late Middle English credulite < Latin crēdulitās. See credulous, -ity
Related formso·ver·cre·du·li·ty, noun
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Related Words

confidencebeliefconvictionacceptanceloyaltytruthhopetruthfulnesscertitudefealtyfaithfulnesscredenceconstancysuretycertaintyassentallegiancereliancecreditdependence

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  • On the other hand, youth is often gifted with a credulity divine and unerring.

    The Spenders

    Harry Leon Wilson

  • But there was one statement that proved too much for their credulity.

  • The fellow had practised upon my credulity to obtain my likeness for publication.

  • But his serene confidence in his magic caught their credulity.

    The Leopard Woman

    Stewart Edward White

  • It is a happiness which they who smile in scorn at their credulity can never enjoy.

British Dictionary definitions for credulity

credulity

noun
  1. disposition to believe something on little evidence; gullibility
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Word Origin and History for credulity

n.

early 15c., from Old French credulité (12c.), from Latin credulitatem (nominative credulitas) "easiness of belief, rash confidence," noun of quality from credulus (see credulous).

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