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credulous

[ krej-uh-luhs ]
/ ˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs /
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adjective

willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.

RELATED WORDS

simplicity, frankness, unfamiliarity, virtue, plainness, lack, freshness, ignorance, inexperience, nescience, purity, sincerity, unawareness, candidness, gullibility, ingenuousness, innocuousness, guilelessness, greenness, rawness

Nearby words

  1. creditor,
  2. credits,
  3. creditworthy,
  4. credo,
  5. credulity,
  6. credulously,
  7. credé's method,
  8. cree,
  9. creed,
  10. creek

Origin of credulous

1570–80; < Latin crēdulus, equivalent to crēd(ere) to believe + -ulus adj. suffix denoting a quality or tendency; see -ous
Related forms
Can be confusedcredible credulous
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British Dictionary definitions for credulousness

credulous

/ (ˈkrɛdjʊləs) /

adjective

tending to believe something on little evidence
arising from or characterized by credulitycredulous beliefs
Derived Formscredulously, adverbcredulousness, noun

Word Origin for credulous

C16: from Latin crēdulus, from crēdere to believe
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Word Origin and History for credulousness

credulous

adj.

1570s, from Latin credulus "that easily believes, trustful," from credere "to believe" (see credo). Related: Credulously; credulousness.

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