credible

See also crédible

English

Etymology

From Middle English credible, from Old French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit.

Adjective

credible (comparative more credible, superlative most credible)

1. believable or plausible
2. authentic or convincing

Related terms

• credibility
• credit
• credence
• credential

Translations

believable or plausible

Bulgarian: правдоподобен (bg) Catalan: creïble (ca) German: glaubhaft

Manx: so-chredjal (gv) Romanian: credibil (ro), plauzibil (ro), demn de încredere (ro) Spanish: creíble (es)

authentic or convincing

Bulgarian: заслужаващ доверие (bg) Catalan: creïble (ca) Dutch: geloofwaardig (nl)

German: glaubwürdig (de) Manx: so-chredjal (gv) Spanish: creíble (es)

See also

• street cred

External links

• credible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• credible in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911