credibility

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɹɛd.ə.ˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/
Etymology

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

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