credibleness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈkrɛdəbəlnəs/ UK /ˈkrɛdɪbəlnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being believable or trustworthy

The witness's calm demeanor lent credibleness to her account.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... credibility believability plausibility trustworthiness reliability

Opposites

implausibilityincredibilityunreliability

Word family

Related forms credible credibility credence credit

Etymology

From 'credible' + the suffix '-ness'; 'credible' comes from Latin 'crēdibilis' ('worthy of belief'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe').

crēdibilis Latin crēdere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# credibleness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkrɛdəbəlnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɛdɪbəlnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being believable or trustworthy

## Examples
- The witness's calm demeanor lent credibleness to her account.

## Synonyms
- credibility
- believability
- plausibility
- trustworthiness
- reliability

## Antonyms
- implausibility
- incredibility
- unreliability

## Related Forms
- credible
- credibility
- credence
- credit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crēdibilis
- Root: crēdere

## Etymology
From 'credible' + the suffix '-ness'; 'credible' comes from Latin 'crēdibilis' ('worthy of belief'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe').

## AI Etymology
Credibleness is from 'credible' + the suffix '-ness'; 'credible' comes from Latin 'crēdibilis' ('worthy of belief'), from 'crēdere' ('to believe'). The ancestry passes through Latin crēdibilis and Latin crēdere. The suffix -ness marks an abstract noun of quality or state, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "the quality of being believable or trustworthy", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include credible, credibility, credence, and credit.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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