persuasiveness

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /pɜ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/

Noun

persuasiveness (uncountable)

1. The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.
   • 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves,

     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

Translations

• Russian: убеди́тельность

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