credulous

adj.

1. Disposed to believe too readily; gullible.
2. Arising from or characterized by credulity. See Usage Note at credible.

[From Latin crēdulus, from crēdere, to believe.]

credulously cred'u·lous·ly adv.
credulousness cred'u·lous·ness n.

adjective

Easily imposed on or tricked: dupable, easy, exploitable, gullible, naive, susceptible. See wise/foolish.

adj

Definition: gullible, naive
Antonyms: skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, untrusting

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IN BRIEF: Ready to believe.

Some people can be a bit too credulous when it comes to thinking they will win the lottery.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - naiv

Nederlands (Dutch)
lichtgelovig

Français (French)
adj. - crédule, naïf

Deutsch (German)
adj. - leichtgläubig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύπιστος, ευήθης, αγαθιάρης, αφελής

Italiano (Italian)
credulone

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - crédulo

Русский (Russian)
доверчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - crédulo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lättrogen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轻信的, 易受骗的, 易被瞒的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輕信的, 易受騙的, 易被瞞的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 쉽사리 믿는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 信じやすい, だまされやすい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ساذج, سريع التصديق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תמים, מאמין‬

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