credulousness 1
noundomain: property
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
Synonyms
- gullibility 1
tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
Hypernym
naivete 1
noun
lack of sophistication or worldliness
EnglishDerivationally related form
credulous 1
adjective
disposed to believe on little evidence
credulous 2
adjective
showing a lack of judgment or experience
Hyponym
blindness 2
noun
The property of being unquestioning, unable or unwilling to discern or judge.
