noun
the quality of being believable or trustworthy
• Syn: ↑credibility, ↑credibleness
• Ant: ↑incredibility (for: ↑credibility)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑believable, ↑credible (for: ↑credibleness), ↑credible (for: ↑credibility)
• Hypernyms: ↑quality
• Hyponyms:
↑authenticity, ↑genuineness, ↑legitimacy, ↑cogency, ↑validity, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑plausibility, ↑plausibleness, ↑street credibility, ↑street cred, ↑cred
• Attrubites: ↑credible, ↑believable, ↑incredible, ↑unbelievable
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\\bə̇ˌlēvəˈbiləd.ē, bē-\ noun (-es) : the quality or state of being believable
advertising exists basically on a foundation of believability — C.B.Larrabee
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believability(bɪˌliːvəˈbɪlɪtɪ)
[f. next: see -bility.]
Capability of being believed, credibility.
Mill Logic (ed.6) I. 305.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.