English-Thai Dictionary

credible

ADJ น่าเชื่อถือ  believable incredible na-chuea-tue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CREDIBLE

a.[L.] 1. That may be believed; worthy of credit. A thing is credible, when it is known to be possible, or when it involves no contradiction or absurdity; it is more credible, when it is known to come within the ordinary laws or operations of nature. With regard to the Divine Being and his operations, every thing is credible which is consistent with his perfections, and supported by evidence or unimpeachable testimony, for his power is unlimited. With regard to human affairs, we do not apply the word to things barely possible, but to things which come within the usual course of human conduct, and the general rules of evidence.
2. Worthy of belief; having a claim to credit; applied to persons. A credible person is one of known veracity and integrity, or whose veracity may be fairly deduced from circumstances. We believe the history of Aristides and Themistocles, on the authority of credible historians.

 

CREDIBLENESS

n.Credibility; worthiness of belief; just claim to credit. [See Credibility. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CREDIBLE

Cred "i *ble (krd "-b'l ), a. Etym: [L. credibilis, fr. credere. See Creed. ]

 

Defn: Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entiled to confidence; trustworthy. Things are made credible either by the known condition and quality of the utterer or by the manifest likelihood of truth in themselves. Hooker. A very diligent and observing person, and likewise very sober and credible. Dampier.

 

CREDIBLENESS

CREDIBLENESS Cred "i *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being credible; worthness of belief; credibility. [R.] Boyle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

credible

cred i ble |ˈkredəbəl ˈkrɛdəbəl | ▶adjective able to be believed; convincing: few people found his story credible | a credible witness. • capable of persuading people that something will happen or be successful: a credible threat. DERIVATIVES cred i bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin credibilis, from credere ‘believe. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

credible

cred |ible |ˈkrɛdɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective able to be believed; convincing: few people found his story credible | a credible witness. • capable of persuading people that something will happen or be successful: a credible threat. DERIVATIVES credibly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin credibilis, from credere ‘believe ’. usage: Confusion often arises between the words credible and creditable. Credible chiefly means ‘able to be believed; convincing ’ ( few people found his story credible ), while creditable means ‘deserving acknowledgement and praise but not necessarily outstanding ’ ( a very creditable 2 –4 defeat ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

credible

credible adjective only one of the so-called witnesses could provide a credible story: believable, plausible, tenable, able to hold water, conceivable, likely, probable, possible, feasible, reasonable, with a ring of truth, persuasive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

credible

credible adjective 1 very few people found his story credible: believable, plausible, able to hold water, within the bounds of possibility, reasonable, sound, compelling, persuasive; rare suasive, assuasive, verisimilar, colourable, cogitable. ANTONYMS unbelievable. 2 the existing lists did not form a credible basis for free and fair elections: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable, sure, good, valid; feasible, viable, tenable, sustainable, maintainable. ANTONYMS untrustworthy.

 

French Dictionary

crédible

crédible adj. adjectif Qui est digne d ’être cru. : Un témoignage crédible.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

credible

cred i ble /krédəb (ə )l /→credit 形容詞 信用 [信頼 ]できる ; 確実な ; (成功などの )見込みの高い , 可能性のある (↔incredible )▸ credible information 信頼できる情報 ▸ a credible candidate 見込みのある候補者 cr é d i bly 副詞 確実に ; 信頼されて .