PERSUASIVENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does persuasiveness mean? 

• PERSUASIVENESS (noun)
  The noun PERSUASIVENESS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: PERSUASIVENESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERSUASIVENESS (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

persuasiveness; strength

Context example:

the strength of his argument settled the matter

Hypernyms ("persuasiveness" is a kind of...):

power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "persuasiveness"):

convincingness (the power of argument or evidence to cause belief)

Antonym:

unpersuasiveness (inability to persuade)

Derivation:

persuasive (intended or having the power to induce action or belief)