Eve, our credulous mother. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Believed too readily. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
credulous — credulous, gullible both mean unduly trusting or confiding but they differ significantly in their implications as do their corresponding nouns credulity and gullibility. Credulous and credulity stress a tendency to believe readily and… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
credulous — I adjective believing, credulus, deceivable, disposed to believe, easily convinced, easily deceived, easily duped, easily taken in, green, gullible, misjudging, naive, overly trustful, persuasible, prone to believe, simple, trusting, undoubting,… … Law dictionary
credulous — 1570s, from L. credulus that easily believes, trustful, from credere to believe (see CREDO (Cf. credo)) … Etymology dictionary
credulous — [adj] gullible, naive accepting, believing, born yesterday*, dupable, easy mark*, falling for*, green, overtrusting, simple, swallow whole, taken in, trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unsuspicious,… … New thesaurus
credulous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively ready to believe things; gullible. DERIVATIVES credulity noun credulously adverb. ORIGIN Latin credulus, from credere believe … English terms dictionary
credulous — [krej′oo ləs, krej′ə ləs] adj. [L credulus < credere: see CREED] 1. tending to believe too readily; easily convinced 2. resulting from or indicating credulity credulously adv. credulousness n … English World dictionary
credulous — credible, creditable, credulous Credible means ‘able to be believed’, with reference to people or statements: • I stand on the balcony, apparently musing on this very credible story, but really wondering how soon we can step back inside R. James … Modern English usage
credulous — adjective Etymology: Latin credulus, from credere Date: 1576 1. ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence < accused of swindling credulous investors > 2. proceeding from credulity … New Collegiate Dictionary
credulous — [[t]kre̱ʤʊləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived. ...quack doctors charming money out of the… … English dictionary
credulous — credulously, adv. credulousness, n. /krej euh leuhs/, adj. 1. willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible. 2. marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor. [1570 80; < L credulus, equiv.… … Universalium
