credulous

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(krĕj'ə-ləs) pronunciation
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.

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adjective

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

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adj

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

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Ready to believe.

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

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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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