credibility
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editcredibility (countable and uncountable, plural credibilities)
- Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
- After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
- 2022 January 26, “Network News: DfT awaits verdict on COVID 'partygate' scandal”, in RAIL, number 949, page 6:
- The 'partygate' controversy has played a major part in undermining the credibility of Boris Johnson and his Government and has led to calls from senior MPs for him to resign.
- (law) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Synonyms
edit- (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed): believability, personal capital
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editTranslations
editreputation impacting one's ability to be believed
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law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
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