noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the quality of being believable or trustworthy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: credibleness, believability
Antonyms: incredibility
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy, cogency, validity, rigor, rigour, plausibility, plausibleness, street credibility, street cred, cred
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
geloofwaardigheid
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Arabic:
مِصْدَاقِيّة
(miṣdāqiyya)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Armenian:
արժանահավատություն
(aržanahavatutʻyun)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Belarusian:
крэдыт даверу
(kredyt davjeru)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Bulgarian:
достоверност
(dostovernost)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Bulgarian:
меродавност
(merodavnost)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Bulgarian:
надеждност
(nadeždnost)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Catalan:
credibilitat
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Chinese Mandarin:
可靠性
(kěkàoxìng)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Chinese Mandarin:
可信性
(kěxìnxìng)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Czech:
důvěryhodnost
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Dutch:
geloofwaardigheid
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Finnish:
uskottavuus
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
French:
crédibilité
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Galician:
credibilidade
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Georgian:
დამაჯერებლობა
(damaǯerebloba)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Georgian:
საიმედოობა
(saimedooba)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Georgian:
სანდოობა
(sandooba)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
German:
Glaubwürdigkeit
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Hebrew:
אמינות
(aminút)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Hebrew:
אמון
(emún)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Hindi:
प्रामाणिकता
(prāmāṇiktā)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Hungarian:
hihetőség
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Hungarian:
szavahihetőség
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Indonesian:
keterpercayaan
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Indonesian:
kredibilitas
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Irish:
inchreidteacht
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Italian:
credibilità
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Japanese:
信用性
(shin'yō-sē)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Malay:
kebolehpercayaan
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Malay:
kredibiliti
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Manx:
yn-chredjallys
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Norwegian:
troverdighet
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Polish:
wiarygodność
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Portuguese:
credibilidade
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Romanian:
credibilitate
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Russian:
креди́т доверия
(kredít doverija)
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Scottish Gaelic:
creideas
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Spanish:
credibilidad
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Swedish:
trovärdighet
— reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
Belarusian:
верагоднасць
(vjerahódnascʹ)
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
Chinese Mandarin:
可靠性
(kěkàoxìng)
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
Chinese Mandarin:
可信性
(kěxìnxìng)
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
Finnish:
uskottavuus
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
Georgian:
უტყუარობა
(uṭq̇uaroba)
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
Georgian:
სანდოობა
(sandooba)
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
German:
Glaubwürdigkeit
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
Irish:
creidiúnacht
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
Polish:
wiarygodność
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
Romanian:
credibilitate
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
Russian:
достове́рность
(dostovérnostʹ)
— law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
