credibility English · revision 15354

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1594|origins=la crēdō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la-med|crēdibilitās]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[la|crēdibilis|t=believable]] (see [[credible]]), from [[m|la|crēdō|t=to believe]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The quality of being credible, of deserving belief: 1594 in the OED and Merriam-Webster, the 1590s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In defence policy, the believability of a nuclear deterrent is a sense from 1960.^(OED 1989) ''Credibility gap'' is American English from 1966, first of official statements about the Vietnam War.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1594 – credibility.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1960 – credibility of a deterrent.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1966 – credibility gap.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The quality of being believed or trusted.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[noncredibility]]

+ * [[credibility gap]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[credence]]

+ * [[credible]]

+ * [[credit]]

+ * [[credo]]

+ * [[creed]]

+ * [[incredible]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}