credulity C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /kɹɪˈduːlɪti/ UK /kɹɪˈd͡ʒuːlɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #75949 Meanings 1 noun an excessive readiness to believe claims without sufficient evidence The fraudulent scheme depended on the credulity of investors who never checked its promises. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an excessive readiness to... gullibilitycredulousnessnaivety ↔ Opposites skepticismincredulitydiscernment Word family Derived forms incredulityovercredulity Related forms credulouscredencebelieve Etymology From Middle English credulite, borrowed through French from Latin credulitas, from credulus (ready to believe). The same Latin family produced credulous and credence. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # credulity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kɹɪˈduːlɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /kɹɪˈd͡ʒuːlɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 75949 ## Meanings 1. an excessive readiness to believe claims without sufficient evidence ## Examples - The fraudulent scheme depended on the credulity of investors who never checked its promises. ## Synonyms - gullibility - credulousness - naivety ## Antonyms - skepticism - incredulity - discernment ## Derived Forms - incredulity - overcredulity ## Related Forms - credulous - credence - believe ## Etymology From Middle English credulite, borrowed through French from Latin credulitas, from credulus (ready to believe). The same Latin family produced credulous and credence. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown