Meanings
nounbelievability (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or quality of being believable.
Synonyms: believableness, credibility, plausibility
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being believable.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
- Proto-Germanic*bi
- Proto-Germanic*bi-
- Proto-West Germanic*bi-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*laubō
- Proto-Germanic*laubijaną
- Proto-West Germanic*laubijan
- Proto-West Germanic*bilaubijan
- Old Englishbelīefan
- Middle Englishbileven
- Englishbelieve
- Englishbelievability
Translations
Catalan credibilitat
- credibilitatstate or quality of being believable
Dutch geloofwaardigheid
- geloofwaardigheidstate or quality of being believable
French crédibilité
- crédibilitéstate or quality of being believable
German Glaubwürdigkeit
- Glaubwürdigkeitstate or quality of being believable
Italian credibilità
- credibilitàstate or quality of being believable
Portuguese credibilidade
- credibilidadestate or quality of being believable
Spanish credibilidad
- credibilidadstate or quality of being believable
Swedish kredibilitet
- kredibilitetstate or quality of being believable
Cite this entry
APA
believability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/believability
MLA
“believability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/believability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “believability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/believability.
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