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Credibility

//kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy wordnet
  3. 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

Etymology

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

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