Word of the Day ·
gullible
US, UK/ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/
adjective
What it means
- Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
Andrew is so gullible, the way he still believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman at the age of fourteen.
Synonyms: fleeceable, green, naif, naive, credulous, green, naive, fleeceable
In a sentence
Andrew is so gullible, the way he still believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman at the age of fourteen.
Where it comes from
- Old Norsegulr“yellow, pale”
- Middle Englishgole
- Englishgullible
Origin uncertain. Either from gull (“to dupe, trick, fool”) + -ible; or alternatively from Middle English gole, goll, gol (“an unfledged bird, silly fellow”), perhaps from Old Norse gulr (“yellow, pale”), from the hue of its down.
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