credibility

Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis.

• IPA^(key): /kɹɛd.ə.ˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/

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credibility (countable and uncountable, plural credibilities)

1. 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.

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

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

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• credence
• credible
• credit