incredibility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Latin incredibilitas, equivalent to incredible + -ity.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being incredible; incredibleness.
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(countable, uncountable) That which is incredible.
But, as to its contents, who would believe such incredibilities as miracles, inspirations, or prophecies, or that God would command the perpetration of crimes like the destruction of the Canaanites?
1857, The British Quarterly Review, volume 26, page 111:The repressed-memory therapists in Ms. Bikel's earlier documentaries were light on credentials and heavy on incredibility.
1995 October 24, Walter Goodman, “TELEVISION REVIEW;Who Programmed Mary? Could It Be Satan?”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incredibilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |