credibility

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɹɛd.ə.ˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/

Noun

credibility

1. Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.

   After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.

2. (legal) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.

Synonyms

• (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) believability, personal capital

Related terms

• credence
• credible
• credit

Translations

• French: crédibilité
• German: Glaubwürdigkeit
• Portuguese: credibilidade
• Russian: креди́т доверия
• Spanish: credibilidad

Translations

• Russian: достове́рность

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