credible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit.
Meanings
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Believable or plausible.
think up a credible excuse
What society classifies as “credible” is almost always a product of whichever social demographic happens to be economically dominant at the time of the classification.
2022, Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN:While WMRE makes clear that electrification is the only credible option to decarbonise, it says that bi-mode trains could be used in the interim.
2022 December 28, Philip Haigh, “Building the case for West Midlands rail improvements”, in RAIL, number 973, page 25:credible alibi
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Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable.
credible sources
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Authentic or convincing.
credible acting
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most credible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more credible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
uncredible · noncredible · incredible
Deriveds
credible messenger · credibly · discredible · credibleness
Relateds
credential · street cred · credibility · credence · credit
Translations (52)
sv trovärdig (authentic or convincing) · gl crible (believable or plausible) · ka დასაჯერებელი (authentic or convincing) · gl críbel (believable or plausible) · ga sochreidte (believable or plausible) · ka ნდობის ღირსი (authentic or convincing) · la crēdibilis (believable or plausible) · gv so-chredjal (believable or plausible) · pt crível (authentic or convincing) · hy արժանահավատ (believable or plausible) · es creíble (believable or plausible) · hy արժանահավատ (authentic or convincing) · gl cribel (authentic or convincing) · fr crédible (authentic or convincing) · fi luotettava (dependable or reliable) · sv tillförlitlig (authentic or convincing) · hu hitelt érdemlő (authentic or convincing) · ka დასაჯერებელი (believable or plausible) · nb troverdig (believable or plausible) · ca creïble (believable or plausible) · de glaubhaft (believable or plausible) · fi uskottava (believable or plausible) · es creíble (authentic or convincing) · pt credível (believable or plausible) · de glaubwürdig (authentic or convincing) · tr inandırıcı (believable or plausible) · ro plauzibil (believable or plausible) · ro demn de încredere (believable or plausible) · ka ნდობით აღჭურვილი (authentic or convincing) · mk веродо́стоен (believable or plausible) · th น่าเชื่อถือ (dependable or reliable) · pt crível (believable or plausible) · fr crédible (believable or plausible) · nl geloofwaardig (authentic or convincing) · hu hiteles (authentic or convincing) · ca creïble (authentic or convincing) · gv so-chredjal (authentic or convincing) · mk у́верлив (believable or plausible) · bg заслужаващ доверие (authentic or convincing) · ka შესაძლებელი (believable or plausible) · sv trolig (believable or plausible) · ka დამაჯერებელი (authentic or convincing) · la fidus (authentic or convincing) · gl crível (authentic or convincing) · el αξιόπιστος (dependable or reliable) · bg правдоподобен (believable or plausible) · fi uskottava (authentic or convincing) · th น่าเชื่อถือ (believable or plausible) · pt credível (authentic or convincing) · de glaubwürdig (believable or plausible) · hu hihető (believable or plausible) · ro credibil (believable or plausible)