Credibility vs Reliable - What's the difference?
credibility | reliable |
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.
Suitable]] or fit to be [[rely on, relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy
(signal processing, of a communication protocol) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't
As nouns the difference between credibility and reliable
is that credibility is reputation impacting one's ability to be believed while reliable is something or someone or dependable.As an adjective reliable is
suitable]] or fit to be [[rely on|relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy.credibility
English
Noun
- After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
Synonyms
* (sense, reputation impacting one's ability to be believed) believability, personal capitalCoordinate terms
* credreliable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. -- .
- The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object. -- .
- According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable , being peopled in those agitated times by unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs. --.