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Webster 1913 Edition


Credibility

Credˊi-bil′i-ty

(krĕdˊĭ-bĭl′ĭ-ty̆)
,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
crédibilité
.]
The quality of being credible; credibleness;
as, the
credibility
of facts; the
credibility
of witnesses
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Credibility

CREDIBILITY

,
Noun.
[L.] Credibleness; the quality or state of a thing which renders it possible to be believed, or which admits belief, on rational principles; the quality or state of a thing which involves no contradiction, or absurdity. Credibility is less than certainty, and greater than possibility; indeed it is less than probability, but is nearly allied to it. [See Credible.]