credulosity
nounUK /ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/ · US /ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɑsɪti/
Etymology From credulous + -ity on the model of formations such as curiosity.
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Uncommon credulity, credulousness, gullibility
- But what adequate superlative shall we invent to express the credulity, the credulosity run mad, of those who, in a matter of scientific belief, deliberately accept such odds.1873, William Thomas Thornton, “Recent Phases of Scientific Atheism”, in Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics: With Some of Their Applications, London: Macmillan and Co., page 237:
- […] here the Friendly Visitor must proceed with due caution and proper consideration of the credulosity of her interviewee— take a shower bath at the club nearly every night, with out any deadly results up to date1914 April 23, “Editorial Comment”, in Work With Boys: A Magazine of Methods, volume XIV, number 4, Reading, Pa.: William McCormick, page 127:
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- […] further, since those members of the audience who perceive the lie will soon go elsewhere for their information, the “credulosity quotient” of the remaining audience tends to rise.2018 May 23, John Grant, “Introduction”, in Corrupted Science, revised and expanded edition, Tucson, AZ: See Sharp Press, →ISBN, page 6: