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credulosity

UK/ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/US/ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɑsɪti/

credulosity noun: credulity, credulousness, gullibility.

Noun

credulosity (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) credulity, credulousness, gullibility
    • But what adequate superlative shall we invent to express the credulity, the credulosity run mad, of those who, in a matter of scientific belief, deliberately accept such odds.1873, William Thomas Thornton, “Recent Phases of Scientific Atheism”, in Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics: With Some of Their Applications, London: Macmillan and Co., page 237
    • […] here the Friendly Visitor must proceed with due caution and proper consideration of the credulosity of her interviewee— take a shower bath at the club nearly every night, with out any deadly results up to date1914 April, “Editorial Comment”, in Work With Boys: A Magazine of Methods, volume XIV, number 4, Reading, Pa.: William McCormick, page 127

Origin of credulosity

From credulous + -ity on the model of formations such as curiosity.

Questions about credulosity

What does credulosity mean?
Credulosity means credulity, credulousness, gullibility.
What part of speech is credulosity?
Credulosity is a noun.
How do you pronounce credulosity?
Credulosity is pronounced /ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/ (UK).

Words near credulosity in the dictionary

  1. creds
  2. credulist
  3. credulities
  4. credulitiveness
  5. credulity
  6. credulosity
  7. credulous
  8. credulously
  9. credulousness
  10. Cree
  11. Cree encephalitis

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