Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CREDIBILITY

n.[L.] Credibleness; the quality or state of a thing which renders it possible to be believed, or which admits belief, on rational principles; the quality or state of a thing which involves no contradiction, or absurdity. Credibility is less than certainty, and greater than possibility; indeed it is less than probability, but is nearly allied to it. [See Credible. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CREDIBILITY

Cred `i *bil "i *ty (krd `-bl "-t ), n. Etym: [Cf. F. cr. ]

 

Defn: The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

credibility

cred i bil i ty |ˌkredəˈbilitē ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlədi | ▶noun the quality of being trusted and believed in: the government's loss of credibility. • the quality of being convincing or believable: the book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility. • another term for street credibility. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis (see credible ).

 

credibility gap

cred i bil i ty gap ▶noun an apparent difference between what is said or promised and what happens or is true.

 

Oxford Dictionary

credibility

cred |ibil ¦ity |krɛdɪˈbɪlɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of being trusted and believed in: the government's loss of credibility. • the quality of being convincing or believable: the book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility. • another term for street credibility. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis (see credible ).

 

credibility gap

cred |ibil ¦ity gap ▶noun an apparent difference between what is said or promised and what happens or is true.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

credibility

credibility noun 1 the whole tale lacks credibility: plausibility, believability, tenability, probability, feasibility, likelihood, credence; authority, cogency. 2 does he possess the moral credibility the party is looking for? trustworthiness, reliability, dependability, integrity; reputation, status.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

credibility

credibility noun 1 the whole tale lacks credibility: plausibility, believability, acceptability, tenability, probability, likelihood, authority, authoritativeness, impressiveness, cogency, weight, validity, soundness; truth, veracity, faithfulness, fidelity, authenticity, accuracy, factualness; rare veridicality; informal clout. ANTONYMS implausibility. 2 the party lacked the moral credibility to govern: trustworthiness, reliability, dependability, integrity, character; reputation, standing, status, cachet, kudos, eminence, credit, acceptability.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

credibility

cr è d i b í l i ty 名詞 U 信頼性, 信用, 威信 ; 確実性 .～́ g à p (特に )政治家の発言と市民の信頼との隔たり ; 言行不一致 ; (それが原因の )不信感 .