- cogency
- co|gen|cy [ `koudʒənsi ] noun uncount FORMALthe cogent quality of something such as an argument
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Cogency — Co gen*cy, n. [See {Cogent}.] The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force. [1913 Webster] An antecedent argument of extreme cogency. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cogency — index force (strength), strength Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cogency — 1680s, from COGENT (Cf. cogent) + CY (Cf. cy) … Etymology dictionary
cogency — [n] effectiveness bearing, concern, connection, conviction, convincingness, force, forcefulness, pertinence, point, potency, power, punch, relevance, strength, validity, validness; concepts 376,676 Ant. impotence, ineffectiveness, invalidity,… … New thesaurus
cogency — [kō′jən sē] n. [ML cogencia] the quality or condition of being cogent; power to convince … English World dictionary
Cogency — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Cogency (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on cogency instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/cogency … Wikipedia
cogency — /koh jeuhn see/, n. the quality or state of being convincing or persuasive: The cogency of the argument was irrefutable. [1680 90; COG(ENT) + ENCY] * * * … Universalium
cogency — noun The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest … Wiktionary
cogency — cogent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing. DERIVATIVES cogency noun cogently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin cogere compel … English terms dictionary
cogency — noun Date: 1667 the quality or state of being cogent … New Collegiate Dictionary
cogency — Synonyms and related words: acuity, acumen, acuteness, advantageousness, agreeableness, amperage, apperception, armipotence, astuteness, auspiciousness, authoritativeness, authority, bearing, beef, beneficialness, benevolence, benignity, black… … Moby Thesaurus