gullibility
/ɡʌlɪˈbɪlɪti/
gullibility noun: the quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent.
Noun
gullibility (countable and uncountable, plural gullibilities)
- The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent.
- What distinguishes the core of the rightwing populist electorate is its gullibility to idiocy-promoting rhetoric against climate science.2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in the Guardian
- Synonyms:
- credulity
gullibility meaning in Tagalog, Arabic and Vietnamese
gullibility in Tagalog
- quality of being easily deceived
- kamapaniwalain
gullibility in Arabic
- quality of being easily deceived
- سَذَاجَة saḏāja
gullibility in Vietnamese
- quality of being easily deceived
- tính cả tin
Synonyms of gullibility
Forms of gullibility
| plural | gullibilities |
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Origin of gullibility
From gullible + -ity.
Questions about gullibility
- What does gullibility mean?
- Gullibility means the quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent.
- What is gullibility in Tagalog?
- Gullibility in Tagalog is kamapaniwalain. See Gullibility meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is gullibility?
- Gullibility is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gullibility?
- Gullibility is pronounced /ɡʌlɪˈbɪlɪti/.
- What is the plural of gullibility?
- The plural of gullibility is gullibilities.
Words near gullibility in the dictionary
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