cogency
/ˈkəʊd͡ʒənsi/
cogency noun: the state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
Noun
cogency (countable and uncountable, plural cogencies)
- 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.1781, Samuel Johnson, “Addison”, in Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, volume 5, London: J. Nichols, page 156
- A philosophic study of the development of philosophies should be content to seek out the bases and cogencies of philosophies rather than engage upon a nostalgic search for sympathetic doctrines.1928 Oct, Richard McKeon, “Thomas Aquinas' Doctrine of Knowledge and Its Historical Setting”, in Speculum, volume 3, number 4, page 444
cogency meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
cogency in Tamil
- நம்பவைக்கும் திறம், தெளிவுபடக் கூறல்
cogency in Urdu
- زور
cogency in Kannada
- ಸತ್ವವಾಗಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಮನವೊಪ್ಪುವಂತಿರುವಿಕೆ
Forms of cogency
| plural | cogencies |
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Questions about cogency
- What does cogency mean?
- Cogency means the state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
- What is cogency in Tamil?
- Cogency in Tamil is நம்பவைக்கும் திறம், தெளிவுபடக் கூறல். See Cogency meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cogency?
- Cogency is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cogency?
- Cogency is pronounced /ˈkəʊd͡ʒənsi/.
- What is the plural of cogency?
- The plural of cogency is cogencies.
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