The meaning of Credulous

Credulous – definition

adjective
Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Usage examples:
A ceremony staged for credulous tourists
Synonims:
Gullible Naive Impressionable Trusting Over-trusting Over-trustful Exploitable Dupable Deceivable Easily deceived Easily taken in Easily led Unsuspicious Unwary Unguarded Unsceptical Uncritic

adjective
Too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived

Credulous translation into English

Credulous: translate from English into Chinese

轻信的, 耳朵软

Credulous: translate from English into Dutch

Goedgelovig, Lichtgelovig

Credulous: translate from English into French

Crédule, Naïf

Credulous: translate from English into German

Leichtgläubig, Vertrauensselig

Credulous: translate from English into Hindi

विश्रंभी, विश्वासप्रवणता

Credulous: translate from English into Italian

Credulone, Credulo

Credulous: translate from English into Korean

잘 믿는, 경솔히 믿는 데서 오는

Credulous: translate from English into Russian

Доверчивый, Легковерный

Credulous: translate from English into Spanish

Crédulo

Word origin

late 16th century (in the general sense ‘inclined to believe’): from Latin credulus (from credere ‘believe’) + -ous.

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Credulous – similar words

credulousness

noun
Willingness to believe that something is real or true, especially when this is unlikely

All meanings and translations of Credulousness

credulously

adverb
In a way that shows someone is too willing to believe what they are told and so easily deceived
Usage examples:
People credulously assume that he is telling the truth., he absorbs everything he sees on tv, credu…

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credulity

noun
A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.
Usage examples:
Moneylenders prey upon their credulity and inexperience

noun
Willingness to believe that something is real or true, especially when this is unlikely

All meanings and translations of Credulity

Credulous synonims

deceivable

adjective
Easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe what other people say
Usage examples:
His friends are so silly and deceivable., he believes that women are inherently more deceivable tha…

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exploitable

adjective
Able to be used in a way that helps people
Usage examples:
The coal mine is no longer commercially exploitable., the company's business involves capturing dat…

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gullible

adjective
Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
Usage examples:
An attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money

All meanings and translations of Gullible

impressionable

adjective
Easily influenced.
Usage examples:
Children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising

adjective
Easily influenced
Usage examples:
He’s at an impressionable age.

All meanings and translations of Impressionable

naive

adjective
(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
Usage examples:
The rather naive young man had been totally misled

adjective
Too ready to believe someone or something, or to trust that someone’s intentions are good, esp. because of a lack of experience
Usage examples:
It was naive of her to think that she would ever get her money back.

All meanings and translations of Naive

trusting

adjective
Showing or tending to have a belief in a person's honesty or sincerity; not suspicious.
Usage examples:
It is foolish to be too trusting of other people

verb
Believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of.
Usage examples:
I should never have trusted her

adjective
Always believing that other people are good or honest and will not harm or deceive you
Usage examples:
You shouldn’t be so trusting – people will take advantage of you.

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unguarded

adjective
Without protection or a guard.
Usage examples:
The museum was unguarded at night

verb
(in bridge and whist) expose (a high card) to a risk of defeat by discarding low cards in the same suit.
Usage examples:
Declarer must be able to gain access to a menace card after it has been unguarded

adjective
Not guarded or protected
Usage examples:
You shouldn't leave your bag unguarded like that., in an unguarded moment, i said that i didn't tru…

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unsuspicious

adjective
Not having or showing suspicion.
Usage examples:
She has a caring, unsuspicious nature

All meanings and translations of Unsuspicious

unwary

adjective
Not cautious of possible dangers or problems.
Usage examples:
Accidents can happen to the unwary traveller

adjective
Not conscious of or careful about possible risks and dangers
Usage examples:
He sold fake insurance policies to unwary customers., a range of tax and technical issues can trip …

All meanings and translations of Unwary

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