"credulity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kɹɪˈd͡ʒuːlɪti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɹɪˈduːlɪti/ [General-American], /kɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-credulity.wav [Southern-England], en-us-credulity.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: credulities [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English credulite (“faith, belief”), borrowed from Middle French credulité (French crédulité), from Latin crēdulitās. Corresponding to credulous + -ity (compare credulosity). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱerd-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|credulite||faith, belief|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English credulite (“faith, belief”), {{inh+|en|enm|credulite|t=faith, belief}} Inherited from Middle English credulite (“faith, belief”), {{der|en|frm|credulité}} Middle French credulité, {{m|fr|crédulité}} crédulité, {{der|en|la|crēdulitās}} Latin crēdulitās, {{suffix|en|credulous|ity}} credulous + -ity, {{m|en|credulosity}} credulosity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} credulity (countable and uncountable, plural credulities)
  1. A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: credulosity, credulousness, gullibility
    Sense id: en-credulity-en-noun-hYgUR~PX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (now nonstandard) Faith, credence; acceptance or maintenance of a belief. Tags: countable, nonstandard, uncountable Synonyms: belief, faith, credence
    Sense id: en-credulity-en-noun-t6wtwv~5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: incredulity, miscredulity, overcredulity

Inflected forms

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