'Credulous' definitions:
Definition of 'credulous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous" [ant: incredulous]
adjective
Showing a lack of judgment or experience; "so credulous he believes everything he reads"
Definition of 'Credulous'
From: GCIDE
- Credulous \Cred"u*lous\ (kr?d"?-l?s; 135), a. [L. credulus, fr. credere. See Creed.]
- 1. Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
- Eve, our credulous mother. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Believed too readily. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'credulous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepting,
- apish,
- asinine,
- batty,
- befooled,
- beguiled,
- believing,
- besotted,
- brainless,
- buffoonish,
- childlike,
- cockeyed,
- confiding,
- crazy,
- daffy,
- daft,
- dazed,
- dependent,
- depending,
- dizzy,
- doting,
- dumb,
- dupable,
- easily taken in,
- easy of belief,
- fatuitous,
- fatuous,
- flaky,
- fond,
- fool,
- foolheaded,
- foolish,
- fuddled,
- futile,
- gaga,
- goofy,
- green,
- guileless,
- gulled,
- gullible,
- idiotic,
- imbecile,
- inane,
- inclined to believe,
- inept,
- inexperienced,
- infatuated,
- innocent,
- insane,
- kooky,
- loony,
- mad,
- maudlin,
- moronic,
- naive,
- nutty,
- overconfiding,
- overcredulous,
- overtrustful,
- overtrusting,
- reliant,
- relying,
- sappy,
- screwy,
- senseless,
- sentimental,
- silly,
- simple,
- stupid,
- superstitious,
- thoughtless,
- trustful,
- trusting,
- trusty,
- uncritical,
- undoubting,
- unquestioning,
- unskeptical,
- unsophisticated,
- unsuspecting,
- unsuspicious,
- unwary,
- wacky,
- wet,
- without suspicion,
- witless