"credible" meaning in English

See credible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹɛdəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-credible.wav , en-us-credible.ogg Forms: more credible [comparative], most credible [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱerd-|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|credible}} Middle English credible, {{der|en|frm|credible}} Middle French credible, {{der|en|la|crēdibilis||worthy of belief}} Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} credible (comparative more credible, superlative most credible)
  1. Believable or plausible. Translations (believable or plausible): արժանահավատ (aržanahavat) (Armenian), правдоподобен (pravdopodoben) (Bulgarian), creïble (Catalan), crédible (French), crible (Galician), críbel (Galician), დასაჯერებელი (dasaǯerebeli) (Georgian), შესაძლებელი (šesaʒlebeli) (Georgian), glaubhaft (German), hihető (Hungarian), sochreidte (Irish), crēdibilis (Latin), веродо́стоен (verodóstoen) (Macedonian), у́верлив (úverliv) (Macedonian), so-chredjal (Manx), troverdig (Norwegian Bokmål), crível (Portuguese), credível (Portuguese), credibil (Romanian), plauzibil (Romanian), demn de încredere (Romanian), creíble (Spanish), trolig (Swedish), inandırıcı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-credible-en-adj-spaHsSGI Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'believable or plausible': 99 1 1
  2. Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable. Translations (dependable or reliable): αξιόπιστος (axiópistos) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-credible-en-adj-N8pQHsMY Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 43 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 63 30 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 51 25 1 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 58 23 0 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 59 23 0 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 8 66 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 64 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 65 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 69 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 67 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 66 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 8 66 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 67 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 75 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 72 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 65 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 73 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 8 66 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 8 66 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 63 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 54 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 66 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 72 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 66 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 66 26 Disambiguation of 'dependable or reliable': 1 81 18
  3. Authentic or convincing. Translations (authentic or convincing): արժանահավատ (aržanahavat) (Armenian), заслужаващ доверие (zaslužavašt doverie) (Bulgarian), creïble (Catalan), geloofwaardig (Dutch), crédible (French), cribel (Galician), crível (Galician), დამაჯერებელი (damaǯerebeli) (Georgian), დასაჯერებელი (dasaǯerebeli) (Georgian), ნდობით აღჭურვილი (ndobit aɣč̣urvili) (Georgian), ნდობის ღირსი (ndobis ɣirsi) (Georgian), glaubwürdig (German), hiteles (Hungarian), hitelt érdemlő (Hungarian), fidus (Latin), so-chredjal (Manx), crível (Portuguese), credível (Portuguese), creíble (Spanish), trovärdig (Swedish), tillförlitlig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-credible-en-adj-gW4HK43b Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Late Middle English Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 3 19 36 3 13 26 Disambiguation of 'authentic or convincing': 3 10 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: credibleness, credibly, discredible Related terms: credibility, credit, credence, credential, street cred
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    {
      "word": "credential"
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      "word": "street cred"
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          "ref": "2022 December 28, Philip Haigh, “Building the case for West Midlands rail improvements”, in RAIL, number 973, page 25:",
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          "text": "credible acting",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aržanahavat",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "արժանահավատ"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pravdopodoben",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "правдоподобен"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "creïble"
    },
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      "sense": "believable or plausible",
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "crible"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "críbel"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "დასაჯერებელი"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "შესაძლებელი"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "glaubhaft"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "hihető"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "sochreidte"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "crēdibilis"
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      "sense": "believable or plausible",
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "so-chredjal"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "troverdig"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "crível"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "credível"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "credibil"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "plauzibil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "demn de încredere"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "creíble"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "trolig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "believable or plausible",
      "word": "inandırıcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "axiópistos",
      "sense": "dependable or reliable",
      "word": "αξιόπιστος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aržanahavat",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "արժանահավատ"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zaslužavašt doverie",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "заслужаващ доверие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "creïble"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "geloofwaardig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "crédible"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "cribel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "crível"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damaǯerebeli",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "დამაჯერებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dasaǯerebeli",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "დასაჯერებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ndobit aɣč̣urvili",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "ნდობით აღჭურვილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ndobis ɣirsi",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "ნდობის ღირსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "glaubwürdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "hiteles"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "hitelt érdemlő"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "fidus"
    },
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "so-chredjal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "crível"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "credível"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "creíble"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "trovärdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "authentic or convincing",
      "word": "tillförlitlig"
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}

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