credibility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/
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Etymology
Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
The inability of Trump's own spokespeople to speak authoritatively on the president's thinking and actions -- a challenge even Trump himself has acknowledged -- has left the White House with an enormous credibility gap, and has tarnished the reputations of many of its most visible spokespeople.
2017 May 16, Dylan Byers, “Does anyone in Trump's White House have credibility?”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025: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.
2022 January 26, “Network News: DfT awaits verdict on COVID 'partygate' scandal”, in RAIL, number 949, page 6:After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
- (countable, uncountable) A believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| credibilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
noncredibility · street credibility · credibility gap
Relateds
Synonyms
believability (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · personal capital (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed)
Translations (51)
ru креди́т доверия (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · be верагоднасць (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · ka დამაჯერებლობა (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ro credibilitate (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · sv trovärdighet (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ka სანდოობა (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ga inchreidteacht (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · gv yn-chredjallys (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · de Glaubwürdigkeit (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · fi uskottavuus (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · be крэдыт даверу (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ka საიმედოობა (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · fr crédibilité (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · bg меродавност (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · cmn 可靠性 (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · it credibilità (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · bg достоверност (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ja 信用性 (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ru достове́рность (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · ms kredibiliti (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · cmn 可靠性 (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ca credibilitat (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · pt credibilidade (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · bg надеждност (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · es credibilidad (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · fi uskottavuus (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · id kredibilitas (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · cs důvěryhodnost (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · de Glaubwürdigkeit (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · cmn 可信性 (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · pl wiarygodność (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · he אמון (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · af geloofwaardigheid (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · cmn 可信性 (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · hy արժանահավատություն (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · nb troverdighet (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · hu hihetőség (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · he אמינות (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · hi प्रामाणिकता (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · gl credibilidade (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · hu szavahihetőség (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ro credibilitate (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · ka სანდოობა (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · ga creidiúnacht (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · ka უტყუარობა (law: whether or not a witness is being truthful) · gd creideas (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · id keterpercayaan (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · pl wiarygodność (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ar مِصْدَاقِيّة (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · ms kebolehpercayaan (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) · nl geloofwaardigheid (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed)