gullible

English

Etymology

Either gull +‎ -ible, or from dialect Middle English gull (“newly hatched bird”), perhaps from Old Norse gulr, from the hue of its down.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈɡʌləbəl/

Adjective

gullible (comparative more gullible, superlative most gullible)

1. Easily deceived or duped; naïve, easily cheated or fooled.

Synonyms

• fleeceable, green, naif, naïve
• See also Wikisaurus:gullible

Derived terms

• gullibility
• gullibly

Translations

easily deceived or duped, naïve

• Czech: důvěřivý (cs), naivní (cs)
• Dutch: naïef (nl), lichtgelovig (nl), goedgelovig (nl)
• Finnish: herkkäuskoinen (fi), sinisilmäinen (fi), hyväuskoinen (fi)
• French: crédule (fr), naïf (fr)
• German: einfältig (de), leichtgläubig (de), naiv (de)
• Hungarian: hiszékeny (hu)
• Icelandic: trúgjarn, auðtrúa
• Italian: credulone (it)

• Luxembourgish: naiv (lb), liichtgleeweg (lb), topeg (lb)
• Polish: naiwny, łatwowierny
• Portuguese: crédulo (pt)
• Russian: доверчивый (ru) (dovérčivyj), простодушный (ru) (prostodúšnyj), наивный (ru) (naívnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: lakovjeran (sh) m
• Spanish: crédulo (es)
• Swedish: lättlurad (sv)

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