credulity.

A readiness to accept claims too easily, without sufficient questioning or evidence.

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Words that belong together

• exploit someone’s credulity
• remarkable credulity
• test one’s credulity

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The salesman relied on credulity rather than proof.

Her credulity ended not with the largest lie, but with a small detail she happened to know.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.