Meaning | disposed to believe on little evidence. |
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Example | "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous" |
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Narrower | credible | (a common but incorrect usage where 'credulous' would be appropriate) credulous |
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overcredulous | Too credulous for your own good |
unquestioning | not inclined to ask questions |
See also | naive, naif | marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly / worldly experience |
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trustful, trusting | Inclined to believe or confide readily |
Opposite | incredulous | not disposed or willing to believe |
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Spanish | crédulo |
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Catalan | crèdul |
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Nouns | credulity | tendency to believe readily |
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credulousness | tendency to believe too readily and therefore / therefore to be easily deceived / deceived |
Adverbs | credulously | in a credulous manner |
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