Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persuasiveness

/pɜ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: per-sua-sive-ness
IPA: /pɜ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"By using the utmost tact and persuasiveness, he was inducing his uncle to cough up very grudgingly a small quarterly allowance."

Etymology

* persuasive + -ness

Word Breakdown

Suffix: persuasive

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɜ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

persuade persuasive persuasively

Synonyms

cogency convincingness strength

Questions

How do you pronounce persuasiveness?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɜ(ɹ)ˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/.
What does persuasiveness mean?: The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.
Where does persuasiveness come from?: * persuasive + -ness

How to pronounce persuasiveness

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