credulous person

  • 1Credulity — is a state of willingness to believe in one or many people or things in the absence of reasonable proof or knowledge. Credulity is not simply belief in something that may be false. The subject of the belief may even be correct, but a credulous… …

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  • 2Credulity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Credulity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 credulity credulity credulousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 gullible gullible cullibility Sgm: N 1 gross credulity gross credulity infatuation Sgm: N 1 self delusion self delusion …

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  • 3simple — I. adjective (simpler; simplest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin simplus, alteration of Latin simplic , simplex single, having one ingredient, plain, from sem , sim one + plic , plex fold more at same, fold Date …

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  • 4fool — Synonyms and related words: Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, ament, apish, asinine, ass, babe, bamboozle, banter, batty, be foolish, be stupid, befool, befooled,… …

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  • 5innocent — Synonyms and related words: above suspicion, angel, angelic, artless, awkward, babe, bairn, beginner, benign, blameless, blankminded, blotless, bluff, blunt, boob, born yesterday, budding, callow, candid, chaste, cherub, child, child of nature,… …

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  • 6Gudgen — This interesting and unusual name with variant spelling Gudgen and Gudgin, derives from the old French word Goujon , Gudgeon, which is the name of a fish considered easy to catch, hence the name may have been used for a credulous person, a person …

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  • 7Gudgin — This interesting and unusual name with variant spelling Gudgen and Gudgin, derives from the old French word Goujon , Gudgeon, which is the name of a fish considered easy to catch, hence the name may have been used for a credulous person, a person …

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  • 8gul|pin — «GUHL pihn», noun. British Slang. a person who would believe anything told him; a credulous person; simpleton or fool. ╂[perhaps < the phrase gulp in] …

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  • 9Gobemouche — Gobe mouche , n. [F.] Literally, a fly swallower; hence, once who keeps his mouth open; a boor; a silly and credulous person. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10William of Norwich — Saint William of Norwich (1132? 22 March 1144) was an English boy whose violent death was falsely attributed to the entire Jewish community of Norwich. Although it was alleged that there had been other similar cases of ritual murder by Jews… …

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