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persuasiveness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /pɜ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/
  • CMU ARPABET: P ER0 S W EY1 S IH0 V N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the strength of his argument settled the matter

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strength

Antonyms: unpersuasiveness

Broader terms: power, powerfulness

Narrower terms: convincingness

History

Etymology

* persuasive + -ness

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: přesvědčivost — capability to persuade
  • Greek: πειστικότητα (peistikótita) — capability to persuade
  • Russian: убеди́тельность (ubedítelʹnostʹ) — capability to persuade
  • Ukrainian: переко́нливість (perekónlyvistʹ) — capability to persuade