Entry Word: cogency

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the capacity to persuade <the cogency of Thomas Paineʼs case for American independence>

Synonyms effectiveness, force, forcefulness, persuasiveness

Related Words impact, punch, strength; soundness, validity; pertinence, relevance

Near Antonyms invalidity, unsoundness; weakness

Antonyms ineffectiveness

2 the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect <satirical comments of great cogency> — see ¹punch 1