— credibility, credibleness , n. — credibly , adv.
/kred"euh beuhl/ , adj.
1. capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy: a credible witness.
[ 1350-1400; ME ( credibilis, equiv. to cred ( ere ) to believe + -ibilis -IBLE ]
Syn. 1. plausible, likely, reasonable, tenable.