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Unaffected vs Credulous - What's the difference?

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Unaffected is a related term of credulous.


As adjectives the difference between unaffected and credulous

is that unaffected is not affected or changed while credulous is excessively ready to believe things; gullible.

As a noun unaffected

is someone not , as by a disease.

unaffected

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not affected or changed.
    • Since I work from home, I was unaffected by the office move.
  • Lacking pretense or affectation; natural.
  • * 1812 , , Pride and Prejudice , Chapter 3:
    • Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.

    Derived terms

    * unaffectedly * unaffectedness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone not , as by a disease.

    • Synonyms

    * nonaffected (less common)

    credulous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
  • (obsolete) Believed too readily.

    • Derived terms

    * credulously * credulousness

    Related terms

    * credulity

    Synonyms

    * naive, unworldly * See also:

    Antonyms

    * incredulous

    References

    * (etymology)