credibility

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Immediately his credibility was attacked on the basis that he is a creationist.

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  1. noun The quality, capability, or power to elicit belief: "America's credibility must not be squandered, especially by its leaders” (Henry A. Kissinger).
  2. noun A capacity for belief: a story that strained our credibility.

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  • And just when she's starting to earn a little credibility, here comes Simon with a box of crayons, and poof - goodbye credibility, hello mustache. —  TV Fodder
  • But industry must accept its shortcomings if credibility is to be the winner. —  DairyReporter RSS
  • Let us know if you think there's a credibility issue as he now serves as an analyst for NBC Sports? —  ClickOnDetroit.com - ClickOnDetroit.com News
  • I'd say her credibility is not very high at this point. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • The reason is, you will be live on the call and you will be bombarded with questions from your subscribers, therefore your credibility is at stake. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. = Old French creableté, croiableté, French crédibilité = Spanish credibilidad = Portuguese credibilidade = Italian credibilità, from Latin as if *credibilita(t-)s, from credibilis, credible: see credible.
 

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