credulity

noun
/kɹɪˈd͡ʒuːlɪti/UK/kɹɪˈduːlɪti/US

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English credulite (“faith, belief”), borrowed from Middle French credulité (French crédulité), from Latin crēdulitās. Corresponding to credulous + -ity (compare credulosity).

  1. derived from crēdulitās
  2. derived from credulité
  3. inherited from credulite — “faith, belief
  4. inherited from credulite

Definitions

  1. A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof

    A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.

  2. Faith, credence

    Faith, credence; acceptance or maintenance of a belief.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA