Definition of gullible in English:

gullible

adjective ˈɡʌləb(ə)lˈɡələb(ə)l

Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
轻信的；易受骗的
an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money
说服轻信的公众去花钱的企图。
Example sentencesExamples
- None the less, it is gullible to believe that Italians are invulnerable.
- Such a defence is offered only to hoodwink the gullible, illiterate and ignorant millions.
- That is cynical, and I say to the Government that the public is not that gullible.
- But there is no evidence which shows that juries are gullible fools, easily led by a passing headline.
- Sell both paintings to gullible collectors, while the art world looks the other way.
- After all, there are so many gullible people who believe whatever they read!
- Clothing design should not be about creating pricey and snobbish brands to be foisted on a gullible public.
- Are they seriously suggesting the Scottish public are totally gullible and can be so easily hoodwinked?
- The public should not be passive and gullible on this matter but come out in support of the law.
- And for every hoaxer there are a thousand gullible people willing to believe.
- To have accomplished such a thing he didn't have to merely fool a gullible public.
- He'd have to endure endless litanies about how naive and gullible he was to sign up for this trip.
- Both efforts seem like cunning attempts to fob off used goods on a gullible reading public.
- How gullible we were to swallow his promise of a proper debate.
- But how gullible do you have to be to believe that all these cases coming together is just coincidence?
- I know a few people who are new age suckers, whom I consider gullible fools because they believe anything they are told.
- There are those that believe that people who visit mediums are all gullible or plainly mistaken in their memories.
- Apparently, to this day, a gullible section of society believes in the existence of these British rockers.
- He is utterly charmless and few people are gullible enough to believe him.
- Then it tried to buy its way out of it with a PR campaign, and we were foolish and gullible enough to accept that.
Synonyms
credulous, over-trusting, over-trustful, trustful, easily deceived/led, easily taken in, exploitable, dupable, deceivable, impressionable, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unguarded, unsceptical, ingenuous, naive, innocent, simple, inexperienced, unworldly, green, as green as grass, childlike, ignorant
foolish, silly
informal wet behind the ears, born yesterday

Derivatives

gullibility

noun ɡʌləˈbɪləti

mass noun

A tendency to be easily persuaded that something is real or true; credulity.
you can never underestimate the gullibility of people
Example sentencesExamples
- Too much fun still derives from characters' gullibility or stupidity, but the young author is trying to lift himself from farce into comedy.
- Our ignorance and gullibility led us to this university.
- It is a deeply dishonest book that takes advantage of the ignorance, gullibility, and derangement of its target audience.

gullibly

adverb

You gullibly fell for the myth of liberation for all by a machine that will end up paralysing and poisoning all of us whether we use it or not.
Example sentencesExamples
- The students had gullibly accepted this boiler-plate personality description as if it applied to them uniquely as individuals.
- I bit on that one and gullibly asked who was the first greatest.
- At the same time, many of us gullibly believe the sea will always heal itself, that it's so vast and self-renewing that we simply can't kill it.
- This has always been moonshine, put forward by the drinks industry and gullibly accepted by successive governments.

gullibleness

noun

Origin

Early 19th century: from gull² + -ible.

A gullible person was originally someone who could be ‘gulled’, or deceived. Gull in this sense is now rare, but was a very common word from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and was used by Shakespeare. It may have come from gull, an old dialect term for an unfledged bird, which had nothing to do with gull as in seagull: this was a medieval word that probably came from a Celtic language such as Welsh or Cornish.

Definition of gullible in US English:

gullible

adjectiveˈɡələb(ə)lˈɡələb(ə)l

Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
轻信的；易受骗的
an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money
说服轻信的公众去花钱的企图。
Example sentencesExamples
- But there is no evidence which shows that juries are gullible fools, easily led by a passing headline.
- Clothing design should not be about creating pricey and snobbish brands to be foisted on a gullible public.
- Then it tried to buy its way out of it with a PR campaign, and we were foolish and gullible enough to accept that.
- To have accomplished such a thing he didn't have to merely fool a gullible public.
- The public should not be passive and gullible on this matter but come out in support of the law.
- After all, there are so many gullible people who believe whatever they read!
- He is utterly charmless and few people are gullible enough to believe him.
- I know a few people who are new age suckers, whom I consider gullible fools because they believe anything they are told.
- How gullible we were to swallow his promise of a proper debate.
- There are those that believe that people who visit mediums are all gullible or plainly mistaken in their memories.
- And for every hoaxer there are a thousand gullible people willing to believe.
- He'd have to endure endless litanies about how naive and gullible he was to sign up for this trip.
- Both efforts seem like cunning attempts to fob off used goods on a gullible reading public.
- None the less, it is gullible to believe that Italians are invulnerable.
- Apparently, to this day, a gullible section of society believes in the existence of these British rockers.
- Such a defence is offered only to hoodwink the gullible, illiterate and ignorant millions.
- Are they seriously suggesting the Scottish public are totally gullible and can be so easily hoodwinked?
- That is cynical, and I say to the Government that the public is not that gullible.
- But how gullible do you have to be to believe that all these cases coming together is just coincidence?
- Sell both paintings to gullible collectors, while the art world looks the other way.
Synonyms
credulous, over-trusting, over-trustful, trustful, easily deceived, easily led, easily taken in, exploitable, dupable, deceivable, impressionable, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unguarded, unsceptical, ingenuous, naive, innocent, simple, inexperienced, unworldly, green, as green as grass, childlike, ignorant

Origin

Early 19th century: from gull + -ible.

单词	gullible
释义	Definition of gullible in English: gullible adjective ˈɡʌləb(ə)lˈɡələb(ə)l Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. 轻信的；易受骗的 an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money 说服轻信的公众去花钱的企图。 Example sentencesExamples None the less, it is gullible to believe that Italians are invulnerable. Such a defence is offered only to hoodwink the gullible, illiterate and ignorant millions. That is cynical, and I say to the Government that the public is not that gullible. But there is no evidence which shows that juries are gullible fools, easily led by a passing headline. Sell both paintings to gullible collectors, while the art world looks the other way. After all, there are so many gullible people who believe whatever they read! Clothing design should not be about creating pricey and snobbish brands to be foisted on a gullible public. Are they seriously suggesting the Scottish public are totally gullible and can be so easily hoodwinked? The public should not be passive and gullible on this matter but come out in support of the law. And for every hoaxer there are a thousand gullible people willing to believe. To have accomplished such a thing he didn't have to merely fool a gullible public. He'd have to endure endless litanies about how naive and gullible he was to sign up for this trip. Both efforts seem like cunning attempts to fob off used goods on a gullible reading public. How gullible we were to swallow his promise of a proper debate. But how gullible do you have to be to believe that all these cases coming together is just coincidence? I know a few people who are new age suckers, whom I consider gullible fools because they believe anything they are told. There are those that believe that people who visit mediums are all gullible or plainly mistaken in their memories. Apparently, to this day, a gullible section of society believes in the existence of these British rockers. He is utterly charmless and few people are gullible enough to believe him. Then it tried to buy its way out of it with a PR campaign, and we were foolish and gullible enough to accept that. Synonyms credulous, over-trusting, over-trustful, trustful, easily deceived/led, easily taken in, exploitable, dupable, deceivable, impressionable, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unguarded, unsceptical, ingenuous, naive, innocent, simple, inexperienced, unworldly, green, as green as grass, childlike, ignorant foolish, silly informal wet behind the ears, born yesterday Derivatives gullibility noun ɡʌləˈbɪləti mass noun A tendency to be easily persuaded that something is real or true; credulity. you can never underestimate the gullibility of people Example sentencesExamples Too much fun still derives from characters' gullibility or stupidity, but the young author is trying to lift himself from farce into comedy. Our ignorance and gullibility led us to this university. It is a deeply dishonest book that takes advantage of the ignorance, gullibility, and derangement of its target audience. gullibly adverb You gullibly fell for the myth of liberation for all by a machine that will end up paralysing and poisoning all of us whether we use it or not. Example sentencesExamples The students had gullibly accepted this boiler-plate personality description as if it applied to them uniquely as individuals. I bit on that one and gullibly asked who was the first greatest. At the same time, many of us gullibly believe the sea will always heal itself, that it's so vast and self-renewing that we simply can't kill it. This has always been moonshine, put forward by the drinks industry and gullibly accepted by successive governments. gullibleness noun Origin Early 19th century: from gull² + -ible. A gullible person was originally someone who could be ‘gulled’, or deceived. Gull in this sense is now rare, but was a very common word from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and was used by Shakespeare. It may have come from gull, an old dialect term for an unfledged bird, which had nothing to do with gull as in seagull: this was a medieval word that probably came from a Celtic language such as Welsh or Cornish. Definition of gullible in US English: gullible adjectiveˈɡələb(ə)lˈɡələb(ə)l Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. 轻信的；易受骗的 an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money 说服轻信的公众去花钱的企图。 Example sentencesExamples But there is no evidence which shows that juries are gullible fools, easily led by a passing headline. Clothing design should not be about creating pricey and snobbish brands to be foisted on a gullible public. Then it tried to buy its way out of it with a PR campaign, and we were foolish and gullible enough to accept that. To have accomplished such a thing he didn't have to merely fool a gullible public. The public should not be passive and gullible on this matter but come out in support of the law. After all, there are so many gullible people who believe whatever they read! He is utterly charmless and few people are gullible enough to believe him. I know a few people who are new age suckers, whom I consider gullible fools because they believe anything they are told. How gullible we were to swallow his promise of a proper debate. There are those that believe that people who visit mediums are all gullible or plainly mistaken in their memories. And for every hoaxer there are a thousand gullible people willing to believe. He'd have to endure endless litanies about how naive and gullible he was to sign up for this trip. Both efforts seem like cunning attempts to fob off used goods on a gullible reading public. None the less, it is gullible to believe that Italians are invulnerable. Apparently, to this day, a gullible section of society believes in the existence of these British rockers. Such a defence is offered only to hoodwink the gullible, illiterate and ignorant millions. Are they seriously suggesting the Scottish public are totally gullible and can be so easily hoodwinked? That is cynical, and I say to the Government that the public is not that gullible. But how gullible do you have to be to believe that all these cases coming together is just coincidence? Sell both paintings to gullible collectors, while the art world looks the other way. Synonyms credulous, over-trusting, over-trustful, trustful, easily deceived, easily led, easily taken in, exploitable, dupable, deceivable, impressionable, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unguarded, unsceptical, ingenuous, naive, innocent, simple, inexperienced, unworldly, green, as green as grass, childlike, ignorant Origin Early 19th century: from gull + -ible.
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