credibility

noun

Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.

(law) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.

Roots

crederecred- · Latin · to believe, to entrust

Synonyms for credibility

believabilityn trustworthinessn veracityn reliabilityn truthfulnessn plausibilityn veraciousnessn tenabilityn

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