credulity

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English credulite (“faith, belief”), borrowed from Middle French credulité (French crédulité), from Latin crēdulitās. Corresponding to credulous +‎ -ity (compare credulosity). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹɪˈd͡ʒuːlɪti/, /kɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/ (General American) IPA(key): /kɹɪˈduːlɪti/, /kɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/ === Noun === credulity (countable and uncountable, plural credulities) A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness. Synonyms: credulosity (uncommon), credulousness, gullibility, naivety Antonyms: skepticism, doubt, wariness, suspicion (now nonstandard) Faith, credence; acceptance or maintenance of a belief. Synonyms: belief, faith, credence Antonym: incredulity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Noah Webster (1828), “credulity”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC. “credulity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “credulity”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Credulity”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume II (C), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1157, column 1.