gullibility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɡʌləˈbɪləti/
- /ɡʌlɪˈbɪlɪti/
Etymology
Etymology tree English gullible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English gullibility From gullible + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent.
What distinguishes the core of the rightwing populist electorate is its gullibility to idiocy-promoting rhetoric against climate science.
2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in the Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gullibilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (30)
cs důvěřivost (quality of being easily deceived) · mi whakapono tūpatokore (quality of being easily deceived) · ru простоду́шие (quality of being easily deceived) · de Leichtgläubigkeit (quality of being easily deceived) · ar سَذَاجَة (quality of being easily deceived) · sv godtrogenhet (quality of being easily deceived) · es tragaderas (quality of being easily deceived) · vi tính cả tin (quality of being easily deceived) · el ευπιστία (quality of being easily deceived) · nl lichtgelovigheid (quality of being easily deceived) · sh lakovjernost (quality of being easily deceived) · fr crédulité (quality of being easily deceived) · pl naiwność, łatwowierność (quality of being easily deceived) · mk лековерност (quality of being easily deceived) · he תמימות (quality of being easily deceived) · tl kamapaniwalain (quality of being easily deceived) · es credulidad (quality of being easily deceived) · bg доверчивост (quality of being easily deceived) · es tragaderos (quality of being easily deceived) · ru наи́вность (quality of being easily deceived) · bg лековерие (quality of being easily deceived) · ru дове́рчивость (quality of being easily deceived) · gl credulidade (quality of being easily deceived) · pt credulidade (quality of being easily deceived) · es ingenuidad (quality of being easily deceived) · el αφέλεια (quality of being easily deceived) · ca credulitat (quality of being easily deceived) · fi herkkäuskoisuus (quality of being easily deceived) · cmn 易受骗 (quality of being easily deceived) · la crēdulitās (quality of being easily deceived)