People nowadays are incredulous about ghosts and witches.
SYNONYM(S): skeptical.He listened to the neighbor's story with an incredulous smile.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cred´u|lous|ness — cred|u|lous «KREHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. too ready to believe; easily deceived: »She was so credulous that the other children could fool her easily. SYNONYM(S): gullible. 2. characterized by or arising from credulity. ╂[< Latin crēdulus… … Useful english dictionary
cred´u|lous|ly — cred|u|lous «KREHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. too ready to believe; easily deceived: »She was so credulous that the other children could fool her easily. SYNONYM(S): gullible. 2. characterized by or arising from credulity. ╂[< Latin crēdulus… … Useful english dictionary
cred|u|lous — «KREHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. too ready to believe; easily deceived: »She was so credulous that the other children could fool her easily. SYNONYM(S): gullible. 2. characterized by or arising from credulity. ╂[< Latin crēdulus (with English… … Useful english dictionary
in|cred´u|lous|ly — in|cred|u|lous «ihn KR uh luhs», adjective. 1. not ready to believe; not credulous; doubting: »People nowadays are incredulous about ghosts and witches. SYNONYM(S): skeptical. 2. showing a lack of belief: »He listened to the neighbor s story with … Useful english dictionary
in|cred|u|lous — «ihn KR uh luhs», adjective. 1. not ready to believe; not credulous; doubting: »People nowadays are incredulous about ghosts and witches. SYNONYM(S): skeptical. 2. showing a lack of belief: »He listened to the neighbor s story with an incredulous … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
lous — aceph·a·lous; achlo·ro·phyl·lous; acid·u·lous; acoe·lous; adac·ty·lous; am·moph·i·lous; am·phib·o·lous; am·phi·coe·lous; am·phi·con·dy·lous; an·e·moph·i·lous; an·gu·lous; an·iso·dac·ty·lous; an·iso·phyl·lous; anom·a·lous; anom·a·lous·ly;… … English syllables
cred — ac·cred·it; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·tee; ac·cred·it·ment; an·cred; cred·i·bil·i·ty; cred·i·ble; cred·i·ble·ness; cred·it·abil·i·ty; cred·it·able; cred·it·able·ness; cred·it·less; cred·i·tor; cred·i·tor·ship; cred·ner·ite; cred·u·lous;… … English syllables
credulous — cred•u•lous [[t]ˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs[/t]] adj. 1) willing to believe or trust too readily; gullible 2) marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor[/ex] • Etymology: 1570–80; < L crēdulus=crēd(ere) to believe + ulus ulous cred′u•lous•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
credulousness — cred·u·lous·ness … English syllables
