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creduloushaving or showing too great a readiness to believe things

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: having or showing too great a readiness to believe things

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkredʒələs/

Korean meaning: 지나치게 잘 믿는, 속기 쉬운

Korean pronunciation: **크레**뜰러스

Example Sentences

  • My credulous grandmother bought 50 bottles of miracle hair growth potion from a door-to-door salesman.
  • The credulous investors fell for the pyramid scheme and lost their life savings.
  • He's so credulous that he actually believed his cat could predict lottery numbers.

credulous

ADJECTIVE

//ˈkredʒələs//

having or showing too great a readiness to believe things

credulous concept
💡 Concept

having or showing too great a readiness to believe things

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkredʒələs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkredjʊləs/

🌳Etymology

Rootcred
Suffix--ulous

Origin

From Latin credulus, meaning 'easily believing' or 'trusting,' derived from credere meaning 'to believe.' The suffix -ous was added to form the English adjective.

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🎵Rhyme

increduloussedulous
incredulous
sedulous

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My credulous grandmother bought 50 bottles of miracle hair growth potion from a door-to-door salesman.

The credulous investors fell for the pyramid scheme and lost their life savings.

😄 Fun example

He's so credulous that he actually believed his cat could predict lottery numbers.

Don't be credulous about everything you read on social media.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

gulliblenaivetrustingunsuspectinginnocent

Antonyms

skepticalsuspiciousincredulous

Related

credibleincrediblecreditcredulitycredence