credible
See also: crédible
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English credible, borrowed from Old French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
credible (comparative more credible, superlative most credible)
- Believable or plausible.
- Authentic or convincing.
AntonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
believable or plausible
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authentic or convincing
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See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- credible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- credible in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.