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credulity
[ kruh-doo-li-tee, -dyoo- ]
/ krÉËdu lÉȘ ti, -Ëdyu- /
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noun
willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.
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Origin of credulity
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British Dictionary definitions for credulity
credulity
/ (krÉȘËdjuËlÉȘtÉȘ) /
noun
disposition to believe something on little evidence; gullibility
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