persuasiveness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

persuasiveness
    n 1: the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the
         embracing of a point of view by means of argument or
         entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"
         [syn: {persuasiveness}, {strength}] [ant:
         {unpersuasiveness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n.
   That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an
   exhortation. -- {Per*sua"sive*ly}, adv. --
   {Per*sua"sive*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

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