Meanings
- uncountableThe capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.
By using the utmost tact and persuasiveness, he was inducing his uncle to cough up very grudgingly a small quarterly allowance.
1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man JeevesSynonyms: cogency, convincingness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Czech přesvědčivost
- přesvědčivostcapability to persuade
Greek πειστικότητα
- πειστικότητα (peistikótita)capability to persuade
Russian убеди́тельность
- убеди́тельность (ubedítelʹnostʹ)capability to persuade
Ukrainian переко́нливість
- переко́нливість (perekónlyvistʹ)capability to persuade
Cite this entry
persuasiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persuasiveness
“persuasiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persuasiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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