Credibility

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɹɛd.É™.ˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/

Origin

From the French crédibilité

Full definition of credibility

Noun

1. Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
2. (legal) 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

Related terms

• credence
• credible
• credit

Coordinate terms

• cred