Persuasiveness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n.
     That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an
     exhortation. -- {Per*sua"sive*ly}, adv. --
     {Per*sua"sive*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  persuasiveness
       n : 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; "the strength of his argument settled the
           matter" [syn: {strength}] [ant: {unpersuasiveness}]