"persuasiveness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɜ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/ [UK]
Etymology: * persuasive + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|persuasive|ness}} persuasive + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} persuasiveness (uncountable)
  1. The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: cogency, convincingness Related terms: persuade, persuasive, persuasively Translations (capability to persuade): přesvědčivost [neuter] (Czech), πειστικότητα (peistikótita) [feminine] (Greek), убеди́тельность (ubedítelʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), переко́нливість (perekónlyvistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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