What does convincing mean?
Definitions for convincing
kənˈvɪn sɪŋcon·vinc·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word convincing.
Princeton's WordNet
convincingadjective
causing one to believe the truth of something
"a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"
Wiktionary
convincingadjective
Effective as proof or evidence.
Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to convince the judge.
ChatGPT
convincing
Convincing refers to causing someone to believe firmly in the truth of something or to agree with a particular perspective, argument, or course of action, often through persuasion or demonstration of evidence or reasoning. It suggests the ability to remove any doubts or skepticism effectively.
Webster Dictionary
Convincing
of Convince
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'convincing' in Adjectives Frequency: #893
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of convincing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of convincing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of convincing in a Sentence
I did little things like convincing a stranger in the street to help me get from A to B, or knocking on someone's door and saying 'I need your help can I come in' on a mission to get to their balcony, i felt terrible lying to these really nice people.
BJP's performance in the two states is actually quite convincing. I think collateral sales due to global fears have somewhat weighed on the market today.
Prevention of obesity is important since there is convincing evidence that obesity contributes to risk of diabetes and elevated blood pressure.
China and Russia will not fully enforce even existing sanctions, geopolitically it would be difficult to designate new sanctions without a very convincing rationale for Beijing, Moscow and even South Korea's Moon government.
It's taken no convincing, it's like --' Where's the link ?' this rose up out of staffers' frustration.
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Translations for convincing
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- убеди́теленBulgarian
- convincentCatalan, Valencian
- přesvědčivýCzech
- vakuuttavaFinnish
- probant, convaincantFrench
- so-chredjalManx
- משכנע, משכנעתHebrew
- concludenteItalian
- convincentePortuguese
- convingătorRomanian
- убеди́тельныйRussian
- uvjèrljivSerbo-Croatian
- övertygandeSwedish
- 令人信服的Chinese
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