credulity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tendency to believe readily

WordNet

Cre*du"li*ty noun
Etymology
L. credulitas, fr. credulus: cf. F. crdulit. See Credulous.
Definitions
  1. Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence.
    That implict credulity is the mark of a feeble mind will not be disputed. Sir W. Hamilton.

Webster 1913