What does credulity mean?
Definitions for credulity
krəˈdu lɪ ti, -ˈdyu-creduli·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
credulitynoun
tendency to believe readily
Wiktionary
credulitynoun
A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
Etymology: From French credulité, or directly from Latin credulitas.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Credulitynoun
Easiness of belief; readiness of credit.
Etymology: credulitè, French; credulitas, Latin.
The poor Plangus, being subject to that only disadvantage of honest hearts, credulity, was persuaded by him. Philip Sidney.
The prejudice of credulity may, in some measure, be cured by learning to set a high value on truth. Isaac Watts, Logick.
Wikipedia
Credulity
Credulity is a person's willingness or ability to believe that a statement is true, especially on minimal or uncertain evidence. Credulity is not necessarily a belief in something that may be false: the subject of the belief may even be correct, but a credulous person will believe it without good evidence.
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credulity
Credulity is a tendency or willingness to believe in something too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence or proof. It often refers to a tendency to believe claims or ideas that are unlikely or have no basis in logic or facts, showing a lack of skepticism or critical thinking.
Webster Dictionary
Credulitynoun
readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence
Etymology: [L. credulitas, fr. credulus: cf. F. crdulit. See Credulous.]
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
CREDULITY
A feminine virtue and a masculine vice.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of credulity in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of credulity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of credulity in a Sentence
We can improve ratings to help parents better screen movies, apps, video programs and games. And despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, it strains credulity why prohibiting minors from purchasing games designated as ‘ for adults only ’ by the industry itself is a violation of free speech when the same standard is not applied to pornography or even admission to R-rated movies.
A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly.
One of the chief obstacles to intelligence is credulity, and credulity could be enormously diminished by instructions as to the prevalent forms of mendacity. Credulity is a greater evil in the present day than it ever was before, because, owing to the growth of education, it is much easier than it used to be to spread misinformation, and, owing to democracy, the spread of misinformation is more important than in former times to the holders of power.
Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.
When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China's investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated.
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