credibility
noun/kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/
Etymology Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis. By surface analysis, credible + -ity.
1
A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
- After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
- The inability of Trump's own spokespeople to speak authoritatively on the president's thinking and actions -- a challenge even Trump himself has acknowledged -- has left the White House with an enormous credibility gap, and has tarnished the reputations of many of its most visible spokespeople.2017 May 16, Dylan Byers, “Does anyone in Trump's White House have credibility?”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025:
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- The 'partygate' controversy has played a major part in undermining the credibility of Boris Johnson and his Government and has led to calls from senior MPs for him to resign.2022 January 26, “Network News: DfT awaits verdict on COVID 'partygate' scandal”, in RAIL, number 949, page 6:
2
Law A believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
- Synonyms
- believability, personal capital
- Derived terms
- credibility gap, noncredibility, street credibility
- Coordinate terms
- cred