convincingness

noun

Definition of convincingnessnext
as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade he spoke with such convincingness that we never dreamed he was lying

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  1. validity
  2. authority
  3. strength
Noun
  • Both have been scrutinized over signature validity.
    Zack Huffman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Trump and his allies spread falsehoods about the validity of the vote count in Detroit in 2020.
    Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of validity
Noun
  • Pay attention and refuse to give anyone authority to decide for you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • But the last time the FCC did that without first classifying ISPs as common carriers, back in late 2010, an appeals court upheld a challenge by Verizon, holding that the commission had no such authority without a Title II foundation.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of authority
Noun
  • Built to its lot lines on all sides, the landmarked tower has a palazzo-type facade that extends from ground to roof, meant to assure of its strength and stability.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But Selzer’s poll could be a sign of Harris’s strength with white voters in that region of the country, which could augur well for her in neighboring Wisconsin.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of strength
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