persuasiveness

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pərˈsweɪsɪvnɪs/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
per•sua•sive /pɚˈsweɪsɪv, -zɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. able or intended to persuade:a persuasive argument.
per•sua•sive•ly, adv . :argued persuasively that we should hire her.See -suade-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
per•sua•sive  (pər swā′siv, -ziv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. able, fitted, or intended to persuade:a very persuasive argument.

n. 
  1. something that persuades;
    inducement.
  • Medieval Latin persuāsīvus. See persuasible, -ive 1580–90
per•sua′sive•ly, adv. 
per•sua′sive•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged convincing, compelling, forceful.
'persuasiveness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
eloquent - logic - we - weak

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