Persuasiveness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚswˈeɪsɪvnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pəswˈeɪsɪvnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəswˈeɪsɪvnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /pɚswˈeɪsɪvnəs/.

Examples

the strength of his argument settled the matter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strength

Antonyms

unpersuasiveness

Parts of Speech

noun	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”

Word Forms

persuasive

adjective

intended or having the power to induce action or belief

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überzeugungskraft

die Macht, durch Argumente oder Bitten eine Handlungsweise oder die Übernahme eines Standpunkts zu veranlassen

🇫🇷French

force de persuasion

le pouvoir d'inciter à adopter une ligne de conduite ou à adopter un point de vue au moyen d'un argument ou d'une supplication

🇪🇸Spanish

persuasión

El poder de inducir a tomar un curso de acción o a adoptar un punto de vista mediante un argumento o una súplica.

🇮🇹Italian

persuasività

il potere di indurre a intraprendere una linea di condotta o ad abbracciare un punto di vista mediante argomentazione o supplica

🇳🇱Dutch

overtuigingskracht

de macht om door middel van argumenten of smeekbeden tot het nemen van een handelwijze of het omarmen van een standpunt te leiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

persuasão

o poder de induzir a adoção de um curso de ação ou a adoção de um ponto de vista por meio de argumentos ou súplicas

🇷🇺Russian

убедительность

способность побуждать к действию или принятию точки зрения посредством аргументов или просьб

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विद्या

तर्क या प्रार्थना के माध्यम से कार्रवाई करने या किसी दृष्टिकोण को अपनाने के लिए प्रेरित करने की शक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রেরণা

তর্ক বা অনুরোধের মাধ্যমে একটি পদক্ষেপ গ্রহণ বা দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি গ্রহণ করতে প্ররোচিত করার ক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

வற்புறுத்துதல்

வாதம் அல்லது வேண்டுகோள் மூலம் ஒரு நடவடிக்கையின் போக்கை அல்லது ஒரு கண்ணோட்டத்தைத் தழுவுவதைத் தூண்டும் சக்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పించడం

వాదన లేదా విన్నపం ద్వారా చర్య తీసుకోవడాన్ని లేదా దృక్కోణాన్ని స్వీకరించడాన్ని ప్రేరేపించే అధికారం

🇮🇳Marathi

मन वळवणे

युक्तिवाद किंवा विनंतीद्वारे कृती करण्यास किंवा दृष्टिकोन स्वीकारण्यास प्रवृत्त करण्याची शक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજાવટ

દલીલ અથવા વિનંતીના માધ્યમથી પગલાં લેવા અથવા દૃષ્ટિકોણને અપનાવવા માટે પ્રેરિત કરવાની શક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವೊಲಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

ವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಮನವಿಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಕೋರ್ಸ್ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಥವಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನವನ್ನು ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുനയിപ്പിക്കൽ

വാദത്തിലൂടെയോ അപേക്ഷയിലൂടെയോ ഒരു നടപടി സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നതിനോ ഒരു കാഴ്ചപ്പാട് സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നതിനോ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള അധികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾ

ਦਲੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਦੇ ਮਾਧਿਅਮ ਨਾਲ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਕੋਣ ਨੂੰ ਅਪਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

قائل پن

دلیل یا التجا کے ذریعہ عمل کرنے یا کسی نقطہ نظر کو اپنانے کی ترغیب دینے کی طاقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

说服力

通过争论或恳求促使采取某种行动或接受某种观点的权力

🇯🇵Japanese

説得力

議論や懇願によって、ある行動方針をとったり、ある見解を受け入れたりするよう誘導する力

🇰🇷Korean

설득력

논쟁이나 간청을 통해 행동을 취하거나 관점을 수용하도록 유도하는 힘

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính thuyết phục

sức mạnh để thúc đẩy việc thực hiện một hành động hoặc chấp nhận một quan điểm bằng cách tranh luận hoặc cầu xin

🇹🇭Thai

ความโน้มน้าวใจ

อำนาจที่จะชักจูงให้กระทำการหรือรับฟังความคิดเห็นโดยการโต้แย้งหรือวิงวอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

persuasif

kekuasaan untuk mendorong diambilnya suatu tindakan atau menerima suatu sudut pandang melalui argumen atau permohonan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging mapanghikayat

ang kapangyarihan upang himukin ang paggawa ng isang kurso ng aksyon o ang pagyakap sa isang punto ng pananaw sa pamamagitan ng argumento o pagsusumamo

🇲🇾Malay

daya pujukan

kuasa untuk mendorong mengambil tindakan atau menerima sudut pandangan melalui hujah atau rayuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإقناع

القدرة على الحث على اتخاذ مسار العمل أو تبني وجهة نظر عن طريق الحجة أو التوسل

🇮🇷Persian

متقاعد کننده بودن

قدرت برانگیختن اقدام یا پذیرش یک دیدگاه از طریق استدلال یا استغاثه

🇹🇷Turkish

inandırıcılık

tartışma veya rica yoluyla bir eylem planının benimsenmesini veya bir bakış açısının benimsenmesini teşvik etme gücü

🇮🇱Hebrew

יכולת שכנוע

הכוח לעורר נקיטת דרך פעולה או אימוץ נקודת מבט באמצעות ויכוח או הפניה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'persuasiveness'?

The primary meaning of 'persuasiveness' is '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'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'persuasiveness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'persuasiveness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'persuasiveness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'persuasiveness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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