cogent, telling, weighty
(adjective) powerfully persuasive; āa cogent argumentā; āa telling presentationā; āa weighty argumentā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cogent (comparative more cogent, superlative most cogent)
Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.
Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.
Source: Wiktionary
Co"gent, a. Etym: [L. cogens, p. pr. of cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See Agent, a., and cf. Coact to force, Coagulate, p. a.]
1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.] The cogent force of nature. Prior.
2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted. No better nor more cogent reason. Dr. H. More. Proofs of the most cogent description. Tyndall. The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands, Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands. Cowper.
Syn.
– Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive; convincing; conclusive; influential.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The word ācoffeeā entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch ākoffie,ā borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish ākahve,ā borrowed in turn from the Arabic āqahwah.ā The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.