credible

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɹɛdəbl̩/ === Adjective === credible (comparative more credible, superlative most credible) Believable or plausible. credible alibi Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable. credible sources Authentic or convincing. credible acting ==== Antonyms ==== incredible, noncredible, uncredible ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== credibility credit credence credential ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== street cred ==== Further reading ==== “credible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “credible”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === credeable, credebule, credibele, credibill, credyble, credybyl === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French crédible, from Latin crēdibilis; compare crede, credence, and creditour. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /krɛˈdibəl/, /ˈkrɛdibəl/ === Adjective === credible (Late Middle English) credible (believable, plausible) credible (dependable, reliable) naive; easily trusting ==== Descendants ==== English: credible ==== References ==== “credīble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.