Persuasiveness

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pÉœ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nÉ™s/

Origin

• persuasive + -ness

Full definition of persuasiveness

Noun

1. The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.
• 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, ,By using the utmost tact and persuasiveness, he was inducing his uncle to cough up very grudgingly a small quarterly allowance.

Synonyms

• cogency
• convincingness

Related terms

• persuade
• persuasive
• persuasively