CREDIBILITY
credibility, credibleness, believability
(noun) the quality of being believable or trustworthy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
credibility (countable and uncountable, plural credibilities)
Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
(legal) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Synonyms
• (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed): believability, personal capital
Coordinate terms
• cred
Source: Wiktionary
Cred`i*bil"i*ty (krd`-bl"-t), n. Etym: [Cf. F. cr.]
Definition: The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the
credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition