credent
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈkrɛdənt/
- Archaic
:
creduloso
- Then weigh what loss your honor may sustain if with too... credent ear you list his songs, or... lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open to his unmastered importunity.
- credent ear
- too credent
Examples
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Being credent, he trusted the advice given by a person he barely knew.
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Then weigh what loss your honor may sustain... if with too credent ear you list his songs.
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She was credent enough to believe the stranger's promises without question.
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His credent nature made him an easy target for scams.
Synonyms
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4.2
Easily persuaded to believe things that are not true
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2.1
Willing to believe people are honest
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8.3
A person who believes what others say too easily and falls for tricks
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4.7
Accepting what someone says without any doubt
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3.2
A person who is ready to believe what other people tell them
A person who believes things too easily
Ready to believe things and not likely to doubt them
Likely to accept clear arguments or evidence
Antonyms
How Trusting
Surface Forms
Morphology
credent = cred + ent
A learned borrowing formed from the Latin combining form 'cred-' + '-ent' and not transparently analyzable by typical learners from English base words.
Etymology
Credent comes from the Latin credere 'to believe' and is related to words like credit and credible. It describes someone who is ready to trust or believe, so a credent person accepts things easily.