persuasion, suasion
(noun) the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
suasion (countable and uncountable, plural suasions)
The act of urging or influencing; persuasion.
• "Persuasion" is much more commonly used than "suasion".
• "Persuasion" ordinarily refers to exhortation by means of argumentation or reasoned discourse. "Suasion" may have this sense, but it is not uncommon for "suasion" to refer to the exercise of influence by other means.
• suasiveness
• Siouans, sanious
Source: Wiktionary
Sua"sion, n. Etym: [L. suasio, fr. suadere, suasum, to advise, persuade, fr. suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to suavis sweet: cf. OF. suasion. See Suave, and cf. Dissuade, Persuade.]
Definition: The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
