CREDULOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived

Synonyms:

credulousness; gullibility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("credulousness" is a kind of...):

naiveness; naivete; naivety (lack of sophistication or worldliness)

Derivation:

credulous (disposed to believe on little evidence)

credulous (showing a lack of judgment or experience)