credibility

CEFRC1

/kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/

noun

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noun
The quality of being trusted or believed.
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noun
Extra detail
A believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.

Examples

He lost his credibility because he betrayed a friend.
The book's weak-point is that it lacks credibility when a married writer recommends remaining unmarried.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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In context

After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
The 'partygate' controversy has played a major part in undermining the credibility of Boris Johnson and his Government and has led to calls from senior MPs for him to resign.

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The 'partygate' controversy has played a major part in undermining the credibility of Boris Johnson and his Government and has led to calls from senior MPs for him to resign.
2022 January 26, “Network News: DfT awaits verdict on COVID 'partygate' scandal”, in RAIL, number 949, page 6
The inability of Trump's own spokespeople to speak authoritatively on the president's thinking and actions -- a challenge even Trump himself has acknowledged -- has left the White House with an enormous credibility gap, and has tarnished the reputations of many of its most visible spokespeople.
2017 May 16, Dylan Byers, “Does anyone in Trump's White House have credibility?”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025

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Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.