credulity

[ kruh-doo-li-tee, -dyoo- ]

/ krəˈdu lɪ ti, -ˈdyu- /

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noun

willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.

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Nearby words

creditable, creditor, credits, creditworthy, credo, credulity, credulous, credulously, credé's method, cree, creed

Origin of credulity

1375–1425; late Middle English credulite < Latin crēdulitās. See credulous, -ity

Related forms

o·ver·cre·du·li·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for credulity

However, the notion that nearly two-thirds of Iranians want another four years of Ahmadinejad strains any credulity.
An Absurd Outcome|Suzanne Maloney|June 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He is wondrous loth to hazard his credulity, and whilst he fears to believe amiss, believes nothing.
Microcosmography|John Earle
Henceforth this credulity became a terrible emulation, and, as it were, a sort of out-bidding one another.
The Apostles|Ernest Renan
This letter remained unanswered for nearly six months, during which another experiment was tried on Joos credulity.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3|Henry Charles Lea

His reports were often false—partly with design, partly from the credulity of panic.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
His detachment was too great to make any claims, big or small, on one's credulity.
Victory|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for credulity

credulity

/ (krɪˈdjuːlɪtɪ) /

noun

disposition to believe something on little evidence; gullibility

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