credibility
A reputation impacting one's ability to be believedA reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
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» We don't want to lose our credibility.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
Glaubwürdigkeit
креди́т доверияkredít doverija
(countable, uncountable)A believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Glaubwürdigkeit
достове́рностьdostovérnostʹ
- the quality of being believable or trustworthy
Examples
38 sentencesWe don't want to lose our credibility.
We need to assess the credibility of this information.
Tom lost his credibility.
You've lost your credibility.
deIhr habt eure Glaubwürdigkeit verloren. — Waldelfe
They've lost all credibility.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis.Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.
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Forms
plural: credibilities| Singular | credibility |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the quality of being believable or trustworthy:crediblenessbelievability
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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