gullible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Either from gull (“to dupe, trick, fool”) + -ible; or alternatively from Middle English gole, goll, gol (“an unfledged bird, silly fellow”), perhaps from Old Norse gulr (“yellow, pale”), from the hue of its down.
Meanings
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Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
Andrew is so gullible, the way he still believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman at the age of fourteen.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more gullible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most gullible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nongullible · gullibleness · gullibly · gullibility
Hypernyms
Synonyms
born yesterday · gullible · naif · fleeceable · fresh off the boat · fleeceable · naive · wide-eyed · credulous · green · naive · naif · green
Translations (92)
hu naiv (easily deceived or duped, naive) · sh ла̏ковје̄ран (easily deceived or duped, naive) · hu rászedhető (easily deceived or duped, naive) · cs důvěřivý (easily deceived or duped, naive) · da enfoldig (easily deceived or duped, naive) · el εύπιστος (easily deceived or duped, naive) · be даве́рлівы (easily deceived or duped, naive) · hu becsapható (easily deceived or duped, naive) · is trúgjarn (easily deceived or duped, naive) · cs naivní (easily deceived or duped, naive) · lb liichtgleeweg (easily deceived or duped, naive) · hu hiszékeny (easily deceived or duped, naive) · bg наи́вен (easily deceived or duped, naive) · is auðtrúa (easily deceived or duped, naive) · sk naivný (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ms lurus macam bendul (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ia credule (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ru наи́вный (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ru легкове́рный (easily deceived or duped, naive) · eo naiva (easily deceived or duped, naive) · de naiv (easily deceived or duped, naive) · nb godtroende (easily deceived or duped, naive) · sh lȁkovjēran (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ru простоду́шный (easily deceived or duped, naive) · nl naïef (easily deceived or duped, naive) · es engañadizo (easily deceived or duped, naive) · oc credul (easily deceived or duped, naive) · de einfältig (easily deceived or duped, naive) · lb naiv (easily deceived or duped, naive) · oc creserèl (easily deceived or duped, naive) · bg лекове́рен (easily deceived or duped, naive) · km ឆោត (easily deceived or duped, naive) · nb naiv (easily deceived or duped, naive) · cs lehkověrný (easily deceived or duped, naive) · cmn 容易輕信的 /容易轻信的 (easily deceived or duped, naive) · fr naïf (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ca albat (easily deceived or duped, naive) · uk легкові́рний (easily deceived or duped, naive) · cmn 輕信別人的 /轻信别人的 (easily deceived or duped, naive) · pl naiwny (easily deceived or duped, naive) · be легкаве́рны (easily deceived or duped, naive) · lb topeg (easily deceived or duped, naive) · acm قَشْمَرْ (easily deceived or duped, naive) · fi sinisilmäinen (easily deceived or duped, naive) · hy միամիտ (easily deceived or duped, naive) · de leichtgläubig (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ca càndid (easily deceived or duped, naive) · fr crédule (easily deceived or duped, naive) · es panoli (easily deceived or duped, naive) · es cándido (easily deceived or duped, naive) · bg доверчи́в (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ar سَاذَج (easily deceived or duped, naive) · mi tūpatokore (easily deceived or duped, naive) · pt crédulo (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ro credul (easily deceived or duped, naive) · es crédulo (easily deceived or duped, naive) · de gutgläubig (easily deceived or duped, naive) · es ingenuo (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ru дове́рчивый (easily deceived or duped, naive) · he פֶּתִי (easily deceived or duped, naive) · nl lichtgelovig (easily deceived or duped, naive) · da naiv (easily deceived or duped, naive) · nn godtruande (easily deceived or duped, naive) · da godtroende (easily deceived or duped, naive) · nl goedgelovig (easily deceived or duped, naive) · fi hyväuskoinen (easily deceived or duped, naive) · mk лековерен (easily deceived or duped, naive) · sh lȁkovēran (easily deceived or duped, naive) · eo kredema (easily deceived or duped, naive) · fi herkkäuskoinen (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ms lurus bendul (easily deceived or duped, naive) · la crēdulus (easily deceived or duped, naive) · sh ла̏кове̄ран (easily deceived or duped, naive) · tl mapaniwalain (easily deceived or duped, naive) · el αφελής (easily deceived or duped, naive) · sk dôverčivý (easily deceived or duped, naive) · it credulone (easily deceived or duped, naive) · uk дові́рливий (easily deceived or duped, naive) · nn naiv (easily deceived or duped, naive) · nn lettlurt (easily deceived or duped, naive) · hy դյուրահավատ (easily deceived or duped, naive) · vi cả tin (easily deceived or duped, naive) · sk ľahkoverný (easily deceived or duped, naive) · tr naif (easily deceived or duped, naive) · es candelejón (easily deceived or duped, naive) · nb lettlurt (easily deceived or duped, naive) · cmn 輕信別人的 /轻信别人的 (easily deceived or duped, naive) · pl łatwowierny (easily deceived or duped, naive) · ca ingenu (easily deceived or duped, naive) · hu átejthető (easily deceived or duped, naive) · sv lättlurad (easily deceived or duped, naive) · tr saf (easily deceived or duped, naive)