# credible

Pronunciation: US say "KRED-uh-buhl" /ˈkɹɛdəbəl/; UK

## Adjective

1. Plausible and likely enough to be accepted as true without further proof.
   - Simple: Likely to be true and easy to believe.
   - _The detective dismissed the suspect's explanation as barely credible._
   - _Analysts considered the forecast credible given the recent sales figures._
2. Dependable and trustworthy, able to be relied on to be honest and accurate.
   - Simple: Able to be trusted to be honest and reliable.
   - _Researchers cited only credible journals when building their literature review._
   - _A credible referee can make or break a job application._
3. Authentic and convincing enough to persuade those who see or hear it.
   - Simple: Seeming real and true, so people are convinced.
   - _The film offered a credible portrait of life in a frontier town._
   - _Reviewers praised the dancer for a credible transformation into the aging king._

## Origin

Borrowed through Middle English and Middle French from Latin crēdibilis ("worthy of belief"), which comes from crēdō ("believe"); related to credit.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/credible (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).