Definitions for persuasive
pərˈsweɪ sɪv, -zɪvper·sua·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 4 votes

1. persuasiveadjective

   intended or having the power to induce action or belief

   "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 4 votes

1. persuasiveadjective

   able to persuade; convincing

2. Etymology: From persuasivus, from past participle stem of persuadere + -ivus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Persuasiveadjective

   Having the power of persuading; having influence on the passions.

   Etymology: persuasif, Fr. from persuade.

   In prayer, we do not so much respect what precepts art delivereth, touching the method of persuasive utterance in the presence of great men, as what doth most avail to our own edification in piety and godly zeal. Richard Hooker.

   Let Martius resume his farther discourse, as well for the persuasive as for the consult, touching the means that may conduce unto the enterprize. Francis Bacon.

   Notwithstanding the weight and fitness of the arguments to persuade, and the light of man’s intellect to meet this persuasive evidence with a suitable assent, no assent followed, nor were men thereby actually persuaded. Robert South, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. persuasive

   Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for influence. Persuasion can influence a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviours.Persuasion is studied in many disciplines. Rhetoric studies modes of persuasion in speech and writing and is often taught as a classical subject.: 46  Psychology looks at persuasion through the lens of individual behaviour and neuroscience studies the brain activity associated with this behaviour. History and political science are interested in the role of propaganda in shaping historical events. In business, persuasion is aimed at influencing a person's (or group's) attitude or behaviour towards some event, idea, object, or another person (s) by using written, spoken, or visual methods to convey information, feelings, or reasoning, or a combination thereof. Persuasion is also often used to pursue personal gain, such as election campaigning, giving a sales pitch, or in trial advocacy. Persuasion can also be interpreted as using personal or positional resources to change people.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Persuasiveadjective

   tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence

2. Persuasivenoun

   that which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. persuasif.]

How to pronounce persuasive?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of persuasive in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of persuasive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of persuasive in a Sentence

1. Koichi Hagiuda:

   This has become a political card with people overseas saying that to be persuasive, a certain script must be followed ... in a statement that Japan will issue on its own, if he meets those expectations, this will eternally become a political card.

2. The US:

   This Court... recognizes that the pandemic may require temporary, emergency modifications to the immigration system to enhance public safety, but that is no excuse for DHS to skirt the fundamental humanitarian protections that the Flores Agreement guarantees for minors in their custody, especially when there is no persuasive evidence that hoteling is safer than licensed facilities.

3. Andrew Thomas:

   We all think we're persuasive, but sometimes there isn’t much you can do for a deal except be patient, polite and present.

4. Kamaldeep Singh Dhanjal:

   Be a forgiver creature not a revenge taker because contentness from forgiving someone is more persuasive than hatred.

5. Yasuo Fukuda:

   But I think it would be good to repeat this, if we could be persuasive simply by saying that for 70 years we have been a peaceful country and made great efforts, that would be fine. But to give firmer support to what we have done, we should refer to what went before.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=persuasive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Persuasive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=persuasive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasive
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive