credibility

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #10614

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of being believable and trustworthy.

The scandal seriously damaged the politician's credibility.
2

noun
A reputation that makes people likely to believe and respect you.

Years of honest reporting gave the newspaper great credibility.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... believability credibleness

2 noun · a reputation that makes... personal capital

Word family

Forms credibilities

Derived forms noncredibility

Related forms credence credible credit

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Phrases (1)

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street credibility
respect earned by appearing authentic and familiar with urban youth culture

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.

*ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European credibilitas la-med credibilis Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# credibility

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 10614

## Meanings
1. The quality of being believable and trustworthy.
2. A reputation that makes people likely to believe and respect you.

## Examples
- The scandal seriously damaged the politician's credibility.
- Years of honest reporting gave the newspaper great credibility.

## Derived Forms
- noncredibility

## Related Forms
- credence
- credible
- credit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱerd-
- Root: credibilitas
- Root: credibilis

## Etymology
Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.

## AI Etymology
Credibility is borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity. In present-day use, it can mean the quality of being believable and trustworthy, or a reputation that makes people likely to believe and respect you. Derived formations include noncredibility.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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