cogency

cogency

noun

Definition of COGENCY

1

the capacity to persuade <the cogency of Thomas Paine's celebrated case for American independence>

Synonyms authority, conclusiveness, convincingness, effectiveness, force, forcefulness, persuasion, persuasiveness, suasiveness

Related Words impact, might, power, punch, strength, weight; believability, credibility, soundness, validity; authoritativeness, definitiveness; influence, sway; appeal, seductiveness

Near Antonyms invalidity, shakiness, unsoundness; feebleness, powerlessness, weakness

Antonyms inconclusiveness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness

2

the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect <satirical comments of great cogency>

Synonyms cogency, effectiveness, force, forcefulness, impact, point

Related Words payoff; importance, significance; appeal, attraction, charm, fascination