credibility

[ kred-uh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ˌkrɛd əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

the quality of being believable or worthy of trust: After all those lies, his credibility was at a low ebb.

Sometimes cred·i·ble·ness.

OTHER WORDS FROM credibility

non·cred·i·bil·i·ty, noun

The investigation is now in its tenth year, and has yet to regain its credibility.

Digital Doublethink: Playing Truth or Dare with Putin, Assad and ISIS |Christopher Dickey, Anna Nemtsova |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Somehow in regaining our credibility we went from second to fourth place,” Will says.

‘Newsroom’ Premiere: Aaron Sorkin Puts CNN on Blast Over the Boston Bombing |Kevin Fallon |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The more recent attacks add to the credibility of the victims at Liberty and Christopher Newport who made allegations.

The Math That Keeps Helping College Rapists |Michael Daly |October 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But when the pageant itself starts to poke fun at the contestants, organizers should expect that they will lose all credibility.

The Real Housewives of Miss America |Kate Shindle |September 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And it raises questions about the credibility of Kim Dotcom; of his allegations; and he has been deemed not credible.

Greenwald, Assange, and Snowden Join Forces with Kim Dotcom in New Zealand Election |Lennox Samuels |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"There won't be much doubt about the credibility," said Mr. Chaffanbrass, rising in his place.

Phineas Redux |Anthony Trollope
I don't know why—the credibility of it didn't sound logical.

Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I can no more dispense with dates than I can talk without consonants; they carry form, order, and credibility.

Hawthorne and His Circle |Julian Hawthorne
If you never did, then never do, for it will strain your listener's credulity and your credibility fearfully.

The World on Wheels and Other Sketches |Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor
The chief question for the jury was as to the credibility of the witnesses.

Eli |Heman White Chaplin

credibility

/ (ˌkrɛdɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

the quality of being believed or trusted