Dictionary Entry
credulity
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/Word FrequencyUncommon (3.92)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
In a Sentence
“Her extreme credulity made her an easy target for the con artist.”
Published Usage Examples
“A wife whose mind was oriented in the new direction effectually silenced her husband's ridicule of what he called her credulity by reminding him that when wireless telegraphy was first suggested he had exclaimed, "Ah, that, you know, is one of the things that is not possible!"”
“Some of the final plot turns strain credulity, and Flynn has a thing for coining hyphenated words.”
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Origin
Latin, from 'credulus' meaning 'believing'.
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Poetry examples for “credulity”
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