COGENCY DEFINITIONS - 7 definitions found
cogency n 1: persuasive relevance 2: the quality of being valid and rigorous [syn: cogency, validity, rigor, rigour] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) cogency noun Date: 1667 the quality or state of being cogent Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary cogency see cogent Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Cogency \Co"gen*cy\, n. [See Cogent.] The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force. An antecedent argument of extreme cogency. --J. H. Newman. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms cogency n. Force, strength, power, conclusiveness, convincingness, convincing power, persuasiveness, potency. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 144 Moby Thesaurus words for "cogency": acuity, acumen, acuteness, advantageousness, agreeableness, amperage, apperception, armipotence, astuteness, auspiciousness, authoritativeness, authority, bearing, beef, beneficialness, benevolence, benignity, black power, brute force, charge, charisma, class, clout, cogence, compulsion, concern, connection, desert, dint, discernment, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, energy, excellence, expedience, fairness, farseeingness, farsightedness, favorableness, fineness, first-rateness, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, foresight, foresightedness, full blast, full force, good reason, good reasoning, goodliness, goodness, grace, healthiness, helpfulness, incisiveness, influence, insight, ironclad reasoning, justness, kindness, knockdown argument, longheadedness, longsightedness, main force, main strength, mana, merit, might, might and main, mightiness, moxie, muscle power, niceness, penetration, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuousness, pertinence, pizzazz, pleasantness, poop, potence, potency, potentiality, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, productiveness, productivity, profitableness, providence, puissance, pull, punch, push, quality, relevance, rewardingness, right thinking, sagaciousness, sagacity, sensibility, sinew, skillfulness, solidity, sound evidence, sound reasoning, soundness, steam, strength, strong argument, strong arm, strong point, substantiality, superiority, superpower, trenchancy, usefulness, validity, value, vehemence, vigor, vim, virility, virtue, virtuousness, virulence, vitality, wattage, weight, wholeness, worth |
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