gullibility
pronunciation
How to pronounce gullibility in British English:
UK [ˌɡʌlə'bɪlətɪ]
How to pronounce gullibility in American English:
US [ˌɡʌlə'bɪlətɪ]
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- Noun:
- tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
Word Origin
- gullibility (n.)
- 1782, earlier cullibility (1728), probably from gull (n.2) "dupe, sucker" + -ability.
Example
- 1. Her eyes reflected innocence and a gullibility to her .
- 2. But lean economic times also make get-rich-quick schemes more tempting , and desperation breeds gullibility .
- 3. Gullibility and credulity are considered undesirable qualities in every department of human life -- except religion .
- 4. Elinor smiled at her gullibility .
- 5. This is the real trinity in which human gullibility has been held .