credulosity

noun
/ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/UK/ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɑsɪti/US

Etymology

From credulous + -ity on the model of formations such as curiosity.

  1. borrowed from crēdulus
  2. formed as credulosity — “credulous + -ity

Definitions

  1. credulity, credulousness, gullibility

    • But what adequate superlative shall we invent to express the credulity, the credulosity run mad, of those who, in a matter of scientific belief, deliberately accept such odds.
    • […] here the Friendly Visitor must proceed with due caution and proper consideration of the credulosity of her interviewee— take a shower bath at the club nearly every night, with out any deadly results up to date
    • […] further, since those members of the audience who perceive the lie will soon go elsewhere for their information, the “credulosity quotient” of the remaining audience tends to rise.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for credulosity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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