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cogency

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co·gent  (kjnt)
adj.
Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. See Synonyms at valid.
[Latin cgns, cgent-, present participle of cgere, to force : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
cogen·cy (-jn-s) n.
cogent·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cogency - persuasive relevance
relevance, relevancy - the relation of something to the matter at hand
2.cogency - the quality of being valid and rigorous
rigour, validity, rigor
believability, credibility, credibleness - the quality of being believable or trustworthy
Translations
cogency [ˈkəʊdʒənsɪ] N → convicción f, contundencia f
cogency [ˈkəʊdʒənsi] n → puissance f
cogency
n → Stichhaltigkeit f
cogency [ˈkəʊdʒ/ənsɪ] n (frm) → forza (di persuasione)
cogency [ˈkəʊdʒ/ənsɪ] n (frm) → forza (di persuasione)


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Whether or not he admits their practical cogency, an attentive reader will not fail to be interested in the attempt Mr.
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Clacton argued with a cogency and a ferocity which made the little woman feel that something very important--she hardly knew what--was taking place.
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But, like all oft-repeated truths, it has in time lost something of its actuality and cogency.
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