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

Bosnian: lakovjeran (bs) m. 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) Spanish: crédulo (es) Swedish: lättlurad (sv)

Anagrams

• bluegill