credent
English
Adjective
credent (comparative more credent, superlative most credent)
- (obsolete) gullible
- 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 3 lines 28-29-30-31
- Then weigh what loss your honour may sustain
- If with too credent ear you list his songs
- Or lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open
- To his unmastered importunity.
- 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 3 lines 28-29-30-31
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
crēdent
- third-person plural future active indicative of crēdō
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkrɛdɛnt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkreːdɛnt/, /ˈkrɛdɛnt/
Verb
credent (literary)
- third-person plural imperfect / conditional and imperative of credu
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| credent | gredent | nghredent | chredent |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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