"convincing" meaning in English

See convincing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-convincing.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more convincing [comparative], most convincing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} convincing (comparative more convincing, superlative most convincing)
  1. Effective as proof or evidence. Derived forms: convincingly, convincingness, clear and convincing evidence Translations (effective as proof or evidence): inandırıcı (Azerbaijani), перакана́ўчы (pjerakanáŭčy) (Belarusian), перако́нлівы (pjerakónlivy) (Belarusian), убеди́телен (ubedítelen) (Bulgarian), convincent (Catalan), přesvědčivý (Czech), vakuuttava (Finnish), convaincant (French), probant (French), überzeugend (German), משכנע (meshakhnea) [masculine] (Hebrew), משכנעת (meshakhna'at) [feminine] (Hebrew), concludente [feminine, masculine] (Italian), уверлив (uverliv) (Macedonian), so-chredjal (Manx), convincente (Portuguese), convingător (Romanian), убеди́тельный (ubedítelʹnyj) (Russian), uvjèrljiv (Serbo-Croatian), convincente (Spanish), övertygande (Swedish), inandırıcı (Turkish), переко́нливий (perekónlyvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-convincing-en-adj-aG0CFuQ-

Noun

IPA: /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-convincing.wav [Southern-England] Forms: convincings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} convincing (countable and uncountable, plural convincings)
  1. The process by which somebody is convinced. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-convincing-en-noun-XTl1QQiJ

Verb

IPA: /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-convincing.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} convincing
  1. present participle and gerund of convince Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: convince
    Sense id: en-convincing-en-verb-nU7IGj8N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 3 76

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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