believability en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *laubō Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laubijaną Proto-West Germanic *laubijan Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan Old English belīefan Middle English bileven English believe Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English believability From believe + -ability.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being believable.
Synonyms
believableness · plausibility · credibility
Translations (11)
es credibilidad (state or quality of being believable) · gl credibilidade (state or quality of being believable) · it credibilità (state or quality of being believable) · pt credibilidade (state or quality of being believable) · de Glaubwürdigkeit (state or quality of being believable) · nl geloofwaardigheid (state or quality of being believable) · fr crédibilité (state or quality of being believable) · sv kredibilitet (state or quality of being believable) · ca credibilitat (state or quality of being believable) · oc credibilitat (state or quality of being believable) · io kredindebleso (state or quality of being believable)