Meaning

2 senses
  1. Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.

    leichtgläubig

    дове́рчивыйdovérčivyj, легкове́рныйlexkovérnyj

    легковірнийlehkovirnyj, довірливийdovirlyvyj

  2. Believed too readily.

More definitions
  • disposed to believe on little evidence
  • showing a lack of judgment or experience

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Lyusya is a very naïve and credulous girl.

    ruЛюся очень наивная и доверчивая девушка.

    deLjusja ist ein sehr naives und leichtgläubiges Kind.

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  2. Did you know "credulous" is not in the dictionary?

    deWusstest du, dass "leichtgläubig" nicht im Wörterbuch steht?

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  3. It is extraordinary how credulous the peasants are about here!

    deEs ist schon außergewöhnlich, wie gutgläubig das Bauernvolk hier ist!

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  4. He's smart; he's just credulous.

    ruОн умный, просто доверчивый.

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  5. He's so credulous. He takes everything you say at face value.

    ruОн такой доверчивый. Он верит каждому твоему слову.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
excessively ready to believe things:
Русский
By meaning 1
excessively ready to believe things:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
excessively ready to believe things:

Origin

Originated in 1576, borrowed from Latin crēdulus (“that easily believes a thing, credulous

Originated in 1576, borrowed from Latin crēdulus (“that easily believes a thing, credulous”), from crēdō (“to believe”).

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Forms

more credulous, most credulous
Comparativemore credulous Lesson
Superlativemost credulous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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