credibility
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Etymology
Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
credibility (countable and uncountable, plural credibilities)
- Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
- After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
- 2022 January 26, “Network News: DfT awaits verdict on COVID 'partygate' scandal”, in RAIL, number 949, page 6:
- The 'partygate' controversy has played a major part in undermining the credibility of Boris Johnson and his Government and has led to calls from senior MPs for him to resign.
- (law) 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
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
|
law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
|
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
