English Explanatory Dictionary

persuasive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Able to persuade; convincing.
noun
  1. That which persuades; incitement.

Pronunciation

/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-persuasive.wav en-us-persuasive.ogg

Word forms

persuasive more persuasive most persuasive persuasives

Etymology

From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuāsīvus, from Latin past participle stem of persuādēre + -īvus.

Synonyms

cogent convincing flexanimous inducing inducive inductious persuadable persuading persuasible pleaful psychagogic psychagogical suading suasorian suasory

Antonyms

dehortative dehortatory dehorting dissuading dissuasive retractive unconvincing unpersuasive

Derived words

counterpersuasive nonpersuasive persuasively persuasiveness persuasive precedent prepersuasive purrsuasive ultrapersuasive
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