credibility
Plural: credibilities
Noun
- the quality of being believable or trustworthy
- Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
- Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Examples
- After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.
Synonyms
believability, credibleness, personal capital
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 19
credibility: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcredibility: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
credibility: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
credibility: valid Words With Friends Word