Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

credulosity

/ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɑsɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cred-u-los-i-ty
IPA: /ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɑsɪti/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

credulity, credulousness, gullibility

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But what adequate superlative shall we invent to express the credulity, the credulosity run mad, of those who, in a matter of scientific belief, deliberately accept such odds."
"[…] here the Friendly Visitor must proceed with due caution and proper consideration of the credulosity of her interviewee— take a shower bath at the club nearly every night, with out any deadly results up to date"
"[…] further, since those members of the audience who perceive the lie will soon go elsewhere for their information, the “credulosity quotient” of the remaining audience tends to rise."

Etymology

From credulous + -ity on the model of formations such as curiosity.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɑsɪti/
British English: /ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɒsɪti/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce credulosity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɹɛd͡ʒəˈlɑsɪti/.
What does credulosity mean?: credulity, credulousness, gullibility
Where does credulosity come from?: From credulous + -ity on the model of formations such as curiosity.

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