convincingness
English
Etymology
From convincing + -ness.
Noun
convincingness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being convincing.
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 4:
- The substance of the note was wholly insane, yet the manner of expression—in view of all that had gone before—had a grimly potent quality of convincingness.
- Synonym: persuasiveness
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 4:
Further reading
- convincingness at OneLook Dictionary Search
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