What does "credibility" mean?

A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.

How do you pronounce "credibility"?

Pronounced //kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti//.

Common synonyms include: believability, absolute credibility, acceptability, authentications, authenticity, authority in question.

/kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed. countable, uncountable
"After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil."
2
the quality of being believable or trustworthy wordnet
3
A believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience. countable, uncountable

"For this reason, the credibility of the book's authors rests on the credibility of their sources."

Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.