English → Latin
“credible” in Latin
crēdibiliscredible, worthy of belief, believable; likelyprobābilislikely, credible, probable, plausible; commendable, admirable; justifiablevērī̆similisapparently truefīdustrusty, trustworthy, dependable, credible; loyal, faithful; steadfastcertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determinedbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; usefullocuplēspossessing large, landed property; rich, wealthylūculentusfull of light, brilliant, bright, splendid; distinguished, excellent
The English word credible itself goes back to Latin crēdō, through crēdibilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
credible
credibilis: facilis ad credendum (that is easily believed): probabilis (that deserves belief): verisimilis (probable, likely): a fide non abhorrens (Liv.): fidem non excedens (Curt.): credible (of witnesses, evidence, etc.), fide dignus: fidus: certus: bonus: locuples: luculentus: it is scarcely credible, vix credibile dictu (Curt.): to render anything credible, probabile facere aliquid: aliquid probare (to cause it to be believed); aliquid confirmare (if by proofs or fads); fidem facere or addere alicui rei (to gain credit or acceptance for it): it seems hardly credible to me that, etc., illuc vix adduci possum, ut, etc.: it seems more credible to me, magis adducor, ut credam: not to be credible, a fide abhorrere; fidem excedere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for credible?
- The usual Latin words for “credible” are crēdibilis, probābilis, vērī̆similis; also fīdus, certus, bonus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.