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" I always keep a firewall between my own travails and my perception of public-policy issues; otherwise I would retain no credibility as a commentator."
Conrad Black

Meaning of "credibility" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CREDIBILITY

ˌkrɛdɪˈbɪlɪtɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CREDIBILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Credibility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CREDIBILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Credibility

Credibility refers to the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. Traditionally, modern, credibility has two key components: trustworthiness and expertise, which both have objective and subjective components. Trustworthiness is based more on subjective factors, but can include objective measurements such as established reliability. Expertise can be similarly subjectively perceived, but also includes relatively objective characteristics of the source or message. Secondary components of credibility include source dynamism and physical attractiveness. Credibility online has become an important topic since the mid-1990s. This is because the web has increasingly become an information resource. The Credibility and Digital Media Project @ UCSB highlights recent and ongoing work in this area, including recent consideration of digital media, youth, and credibility. In addition, the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University has studied web credibility and proposed the principal components of online credibility and a general theory called Prominence-Interpretation Theory.

Definition of credibility in the English dictionary

The definition of credibility in the dictionary is the quality of being believed or trusted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CREDIBILITY

ability · accessibility · accountability · availability · capability · compatibility · disability · durability · eligibility · flexibility · inability · liability · mobility · nobility · possibility · probability · reliability · responsibility · stability · visibility

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CREDIBILITY

credenza · credibility gap · credibility rating · credible · credibleness · credibly · credit · credit account · credit agency · credit balance · credit bureau · credit card · credit charges · credit check · credit control · credit crunch · credit default swap · credit entry · credit facilities · credit history

WORDS THAT END LIKE CREDIBILITY

agility · facility · feasibility · fertility · functionality · hostility · humility · inevitability · instability · merchantability · profitability · suitability · susceptibility · sustainability · tranquility · usability · utility · variability · versatility · viability · vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of credibility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CREDIBILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «credibility» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «credibility» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CREDIBILITY

Find out the translation of credibility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of credibility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «credibility» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

可信性
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

credibilidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

credibility
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

साख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصداقية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

доверие
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

credibilidade
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্বাসযোগ্যতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

crédibilité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kredibiliti
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Glaubwürdigkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

信用性
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

신임
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kredibilitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

uy tín
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நம்பகத்தன்மை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विश्वासार्हता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

güvenilirlik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

credibilità
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wiarygodność
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

довіра
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

credibilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αξιοπιστία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geloofwaardigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trovärdighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

troverdighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of credibility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CREDIBILITY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of credibility
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about credibility

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10 QUOTES WITH «CREDIBILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word credibility.
1
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
When you tell people you're a playwright, their eyes sort of glaze over. But when you say you write the 'Fantastic Four' or 'Spider-Man,' they perk up. It's a touchstone that has gained more credibility as artistic expression.
2
Tina Ambani
In the role of Miss Munim, I had credibility as an individual.
3
Nicos Anastasiades
The people of Cyprus have sent a strong message... of stability, credibility and change.
4
Richard Dean Anderson
You have to suspend disbelief a little bit to buy into your situation and to the story and to how the character will react. You have to tweak your credibility a little bit, is basically what it comes down to.
5
Jose Maria Aznar
Every day, every week without taking decisions is a problem for us, is a very wrong message for the markets and increases the lack of credibility of our economies.
6
Mamata Banerjee
Our party, I can tell you, is very transparent; we believe in our credentials. Our credentials are our only credibility; we are not going to compromise on that; we are the commoners.
7
Aneurin Barnard
For me, every opportunity is a golden opportunity, so I just need to work as hard as I can to maintain credibility and respect and hopefully people enjoy watching me as an actor.
8
Pier Luigi Bersani
I reiterate that the rigor and credibility brought to the world by Monti's government are for us a point of no return.
9
Conrad Black
I always keep a firewall between my own travails and my perception of public-policy issues; otherwise I would retain no credibility as a commentator.
10
David Blaine
I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesar's, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation for everything he did.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREDIBILITY»

Discover the use of credibility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to credibility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It
And with this book, based on a solid foundation of research plus their years of experience, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner have thrown us a Hail Mary pass that can help to restore confidence and trust in our institutions.
James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner, 2011
2
A Course in Credibility Theory and its Applications
This book provides an exploration of Credibility Theory covering the aspects of this topic from the simplest case to the most detailed dynamic model.
Hans Bühlmann, Alois Gisler, 2006
3
Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility
The difficulties in determining the quality of information on the Internet--inparticular, the implications of wide access and questionable credibility for youth andlearning.
Miriam J. Metzger, Andrew J. Flanagin, 2008
4
Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts
The interdisciplinary synthesis is as careful as it is brilliant. The arguments are evenhanded and nuanced. In short, this work takes scholarship on miracles to a new level of sophistication and depth. A truly amazing set of books.
Craig S. Keener, 2011
5
Calculating Credibility: How Leaders Assess Military Threats
Calculating Credibility examines—and ultimately rejects—a fundamental belief held by laypeople and the makers of American foreign policy: the notion that backing down during a crisis reduces a country's future credibility.
Daryl G. Press, 2007
6
Credibility: I've Lost It-Can I Rebuild It?
This Element is an excerpt fromThe Personal Credibility Factor: How to Get It, Keep It, and Get It Back (If You’ve Lost It) (ISBN: 9780132082792) by Sandy Allgeier.
Sandy Allgeier, 2009
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Central Bank Strategy, Credibility, and Independence: Theory ...
Alex Cukierman is well known for his work on central bank behavior. This book brings together a large body of Cukierman's research and integrates it with recent developments in the political economy of monetary policy.
Alex Cukierman, 1992
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Credibility Assessment
Consequently, the term credibility assessment has emerged recently as the preferred label. The goal of credibility assessment is typically the determination of the truth of a statement or be found in set of statements.
J.C. Yuille, 1989
9
Credibility in Court: Communicative Practices in the Camorra ...
This study analyses courtroom communicative practices in the trials of an Italian criminal organisation.
Marco Jacquemet, 1996
10
Journalists, Sources, and Credibility: New Perspectives
Furthermore, credibility judgment plays a more intensive, crucial and evidence- based role for journalists than it does for laypersons, considering the realities of news-making, the journalists' added motivation to protect themselves from ...
Bob Franklin, Matt Carlson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREDIBILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term credibility is used in the context of the following news items.
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Adesina Charges Online Publishers On Credibility
Mba, represented by Malam Awwalu Salihu, the Director of Public Affairs, NBC, also urged online publishers to focus on credibility, accuracy ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
2
Theismann Questions Credibility of Writer Who Ranked RG3 Behind …
And then I saw Jameis Winston's name and I'm thinking, this has no credibility to it whatsoever, because these guys haven't even played in the ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
3
Spouse's hiring too cozy for credibility
Inspectors general are government's internal watchdogs; their job is to detect and prevent mismanagement, fraud and other problems. «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»
4
Alex Rodriguez has the stats, but apparently not the credibility (and …
The stats say that Alex Rodriguez is in the argument for being the greatest baseball player in history. And yet, despite a so-far terrific season ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
5
Deal With Greece Must Observe Eurozone Credibility - Eurogroup …
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Any Greek aid package accepted by the Eurogroup must not damage Eurozone credibility, Eurogroup President ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
6
China sell-off threatens party credibility
An uneven recovery of Chinese stocks following official measures to halt a three-week sell-off has prompted warnings that government ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
7
Chinese share plunge threatens government's financial credibility
They took what could be a market adjustment which was painful ... and turned it into something that was a make-or-break for the credibility of ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
8
Wild ride in markets hits Beijing's credibility
Beijing's failure to stabilize the country's chaotic stock markets is undermining its credibility on the international stage and deepening investor ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
9
PM's silence on Vasundhara-Sushma controversy has damaged …
The former BJP general secretary has warned that the prime minister's silence on the issue is damaging the government's credibility even ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Pope's credibility; symbols for learning; Supreme Court wins
Tucked away in the June 22 edition of the Star-Telegram was a brief article about Pope Francis denouncing the “great powers” of the world for ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Credibility [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/credibility>. May 2024 ».
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